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Welcome to ‘Inside the Legislature.” I’d like to introduce a very special guest who really needs no introduction. You’ve heard …
It’s been said that leaving the U.S. Supreme Court with only eight members isn’t a big deal, that it won’t …
So it just wouldn’t be an official election year legislative session without a misguided overture to the grand order of …
Expecting chuckles, I was quite surprised to hear startled gasps. That was when I knew I’d crossed a line. As …
It’s all as clear as water. In 2010, you may recall, more than 60 percent of Iowa voters approved the …
It’s a high-stakes story problem for top Iowa Republicans. ‘If a presidential candidate is barreling toward the GOP nomination, carrying …
Iowans received a mixed message this month when state officials finally found middle ground on state K-12 education funding. To …
So all’s quiet on the Iowa judicial retention front, at this hour. With all the hubbub swirling around a vacancy …
Corridor residents hoping for passenger rail will need to wait a little longer. But they can bide time by helping …
So I went to Marion City Hall Tuesday evening wondering whether anyone would throw a few more roundhouses at roundabouts. …
My first introduction to Cabrini Green, a 70-acre housing complex in Chicago, came via sitcom. This was likely your introduction …
So it turns out we’ve got four Iowa Supreme Court justices who aren’t impressed with Warren County Supervisors’ clever scheme …
Lost in U.S. Supreme Court finger-pointing debacles this week was a legal anniversary that reminds us justice is a process. …
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