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We heard rumblings this past week about finally filling Iowa’s empty Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust fund. But can …
It seems unbelievable that after nine members of the 115th Congress had to step aside following allegations of sexual misconduct …
Cedar Rapids officials are making plans to turn their controversial speed cameras back on after the Iowa Supreme Court earlier …
A federal judge said it is up to the states whether or not girls undergo female genital mutilation. Iowa lawmakers …
I came to this week’s Iowa City Council meeting prepared to write a much different column than this one. The …
Last month Floridians voted overwhelmingly to restore voting rights for most felons who serve their sentences. In Iowa, one of …
Our built environment is the product of human decisions. That’s one of my favorite lines from one of my favorite …
Justice reform efforts may have stalled in Washington, but plenty of opportunity remains at the state level – and there …
Former President George H.W. Bush has died. The rest of us are tasked with assessing his legacy. A few pundits …
Leave it to Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to jeopardize a wildly popular bipartisan proposal. A few weeks ago, I …
Normally, I scoff at piles of publications and endless websites ranking cities and states as the best this or the …
The Violence Against Women Act has only a single week of life support left. If Congress doesn’t act, essential protections …
Iowa City Council members have spent many hours over the better part of a year discussing a single housing project. …
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