A new report from the American Civil Liberties Union details a startling trend of criminalizing school children. Nationwide, schools reported …
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A new report from the American Civil Liberties Union details a startling trend of criminalizing school children. Nationwide, schools reported …
Isn’t the goal of effective transportation to get people where they need to go? There is a great deal of …
You pass our trucks every day. I am sure you have noticed – they say ‘Coors Light,” ‘Guinness,” ‘Peace Tree” …
Iowa City has a deer problem. Or maybe it’s a local control problem. A deer population study conducted in 2017 …
What would make you take a step back from something that had been a part of your life for more …
Last week, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office released a new and improved application for restoration of voting rights. Iowa is one …
Not too long ago, state government leaders received widespread accolades for a bipartisan overhaul of the adult mental health system, …
A technological revolution is taking place, almost unnoticed. Cedar Rapids police used DNA analysis to bring charges last year in …
Police have filed hundreds of prostitution-related charges stemming from an undercover sting in Florida last month, which authorities say uncovered …
Unveiled Monday, the Trump administration’s proposed budget is an exercise in wrongheaded priorities, repeatedly sacrificing government investment in working-class America. …
Democrats in the U.S. House passed their first major legislation since they won the majority in last year’s elections. House …
So your Iowa Legislature has been on the job for two months now and lawmakers have passed the dreaded ‘funnel” …
Several important measures to modernize Iowa’s marijuana laws have cleared the first major hurdle of the legislative session. Lawmakers have …
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