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Phil Hemingway has earned a few critics in his time as a political activist in Iowa City. Hemingway was elected …
A few years back, the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation bought 172 acres of land along and near the West Fork …
With the Iowa Legislature unwilling, at least for now, to back Gov. Kim Reynolds’ directive to automatically restore felon voting …
The Iowa City Council delivered a victory for freedom and liberty this month when it voted to repeal an ordinance …
Members of the Iowa House this week passed an amended bill making female genital mutilation a felony, a measure expected …
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 …
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