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In releasing a redacted document by an Iowa Finance Authority employee detailing years of sexual harassment, Gov. Kim Reynolds described …
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When no reason is needed, it’s difficult to understand why one sort of was given. Perhaps you’ve been following the …
Most of the Democrats running for Iowa governor have proudly promised not to take money from the National Rifle Association. …
So it’s Earth Day/Week. I say we mark it by continuing our effort to figure out how on earth Democrats …
There’s new movement in the Iowa Senate on sexual harassment and, regardless of how late it arrived, it remains movement …
DES MOINES — Two of the Democratic candidates for governor last week staked lanes in the race for union support. …
Are Americans, and Iowans specifically, ready to normalize punitive public policymaking? Are we ready for legislative decisions not aimed at …
The futility of government prohibition is so palpable you can smell it on a day like today. April 20 has …
While Americans are observing tax day this week, your state government is preparing a cruel gift – double taxation on …
An interesting thing happened on the way to the 2018 farm bill. It turns out the ‘Food Stamp President” and …
President Donald Trump was right about Syria. No, not last week when he ordered airstrikes against Syrian government assets. I …
Farming takes a lot of the heat for Iowa’s water quality problems. But what about voting? ‘I look at it …
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