In seeking to restore voting rights to felons who have completed their sentences, Gov. Kim Reynolds appealed to Iowans who …
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In seeking to restore voting rights to felons who have completed their sentences, Gov. Kim Reynolds appealed to Iowans who …
For vaccination advocates, there’s bad news and good news. Let’s start with the bad. Although deemed eradicated in 2000, measles …
Many Republicans and Democrats in Iowa agree that immigrants will play a role in addressing the state’s workforce shortage. The …
Those of us who believe in radically limited government have spent immeasurable time and effort criticizing Washington D.C. It’s not …
Legally, it’s a no-no for lobbyists and PACs representing special interest groups to make campaign donations to state lawmakers during …
Manuel Valenzuela, a Marine who served in Vietnam in 1971 and 1972 and has been facing the possibility of deportation …
Iowans are finally getting a glimpse of what a real medical cannabis program might look like. A bill advancing through …
State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Ottumwa, delivered an emotional plea for forgiveness on the Senate floor Thursday. The Legislature was considering …
So it was 10 years ago this week that the Iowa Supreme Court struck down Iowa’s ban on same-sex marriage. …
Should Joe Biden had known better? Maybe. As a longtime Iowa caucus consumer, I’ve had multiple interactions with Biden. That …
Members of Iowa’s alternative political organizations are breathing a sigh of relief as legislative proposals to restrict their participation in …
Another Iowa governor is being tested by swollen rivers and epic flooding, with the threat of more to come hanging …
State work requirements for Medicaid recipients appear to be scuttled, at least for this year. That’s a good thing because …
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