So it was 10 years ago this week that the Iowa Supreme Court struck down Iowa’s ban on same-sex marriage. …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 3, 2019 11:42 am2454d ago
So it was 10 years ago this week that the Iowa Supreme Court struck down Iowa’s ban on same-sex marriage. …
Staff Columnists Apr. 3, 2019 9:32 am2454d ago
Should Joe Biden had known better? Maybe. As a longtime Iowa caucus consumer, I’ve had multiple interactions with Biden. That …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Apr. 2, 2019 11:26 am2455d ago
Members of Iowa’s alternative political organizations are breathing a sigh of relief as legislative proposals to restrict their participation in …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2019 12:36 pm2456d ago
Another Iowa governor is being tested by swollen rivers and epic flooding, with the threat of more to come hanging …
Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2019 5:00 am2456d ago
State work requirements for Medicaid recipients appear to be scuttled, at least for this year. That’s a good thing because …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2019 9:50 am2458d ago
This is what we’ve been reduced to and the saddest part of all is that we no longer find such …
Staff Columnists Mar. 29, 2019 1:05 pm2459d ago
Usually, nothing gets the legislative juices flowing quite like banning something. And this week, your Iowa Senate voted 30-19 to …
Staff Columnists Mar. 28, 2019 4:21 pm2460d ago
The Iowa House on Thursday approved a resolution for a constitutional amendment to automatically restore felons’ voting rights after they …
Staff Columnists Mar. 27, 2019 12:55 pm2461d ago
Here’s what we know: Anything designed to facilitate access, engagement, safety, enjoyment and participation by older people is good for …
Staff Columnists Mar. 27, 2019 10:00 am2461d ago
On Monday we learned a third person connected to a mass shooting took his own life. Jeremy Richman, a 49-year-old …
Staff Columnists Mar. 26, 2019 10:29 am2462d ago
A new report from the American Civil Liberties Union details a startling trend of criminalizing school children. Nationwide, schools reported …
Staff Columnists Mar. 23, 2019 11:50 am2465d ago
Isn’t the goal of effective transportation to get people where they need to go? There is a great deal of …
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Staff Columnists Mar. 23, 2019 7:00 am2465d ago
You pass our trucks every day. I am sure you have noticed – they say ‘Coors Light,” ‘Guinness,” ‘Peace Tree” …
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