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There was a brief moment in the final days of the 2019 legislative session when I actually contemplated crediting Republicans …
In three of the past six legislative sessions, lawmakers waited until the very last day to approve bills expanding access …
News of a longtime Iowa legislator switching parties this week quickly became a national discussion point. The reaction from political …
Statehouse Republicans are so agitated by Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller’s conduct in office they failed to nominate anyone to …
Iowa City officials are considering placing more police officers in our schools. The Iowa City School Board is expected to …
Iowa Republicans will have the opportunity to say ‘yea” or ‘nay” as President Donald Trump seeks the Republican presidential nomination …
Republican state lawmakers are talking about handing down a ‘soft cap” to their fellow elected leaders running local governments. That …
You must be the media you hope to see in the world. I spent several minutes yelling that statement at …
April 20 is observed around the world as the marijuana holiday, sometimes known as 420 Day. Millions of people will …
Some time ago – probably around lie number 2,471 – I stopped accepting anything emitting from President Donald Trump’s mouth …
Bill Stowe shoved water quality to the front burner in Iowa, and his critics boiled over. Former Gov. Terry Branstad …
This is a story about two police officers who should be allowed to stay together. West Union, a small Iowa …
Iowa’s accidental congressman is calling it quits. U.S. Rep Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, announced last week he will retire at the …
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