Iowans are waking up to the fact that our recent statehouse elections may prove more impactful than the bitter presidential …
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Iowans are waking up to the fact that our recent statehouse elections may prove more impactful than the bitter presidential …
Since the Iowa Supreme Court issued its ruling last month denting up the Des Moines Water Works’ legal fight to …
Forget nixing Daylight Saving Time. Maybe lawmakers should be contemplating quitting time. The Globe-Gazette in Mason City, one of the …
Fairness isn’t owned by any political party, which sometimes trips up adults who aim to keep their political footing firmly …
Well, it’s certainly been an interesting couple of weeks. The new administration is up and running and banning and firing. …
In politics, there’s at least one thing you can always count on: Power exists on a pendulum. Public sentiment is …
So let’s check in on ‘Survivor Island,” also known as Linn County government. It was county Supervisor Brent Oleson who …
So the list of folks who might want to be the next mayor of Cedar Rapids is shrinking. Tyler Olson, …
A bill working its way through the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature casts public safety concerns aside, and relies on ‘freedom” as …
Immigration reforms as outlined in two of President Donald Trump’s executive orders don’t change much for American cities and counties …
Last weekend, Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden took to these pages with a lengthy response to the Iowa Justice …
DES MOINES – Thousands of Iowans gathered at the State Capitol last weekend as part of the Women’s March, a …
At the risk of looking snooty, Cedar Rapids is turning up its nose at ‘snout houses.” So-called snout houses are …
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