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Gov. Terry Branstad says his critics are change averse. On education funding, mental health system reforms and other issues, the …
Statistics are just numbers on a page, something we read before shaking our heads and moving on to the next …
WHAM BAM TAX MY GAS Next time some legislator says, ‘Patience, my fair constituent. Issues in the Legislature must take …
An invitation, stamped with the return address of a West Des Moines UPS Store mailbox, went out this week to …
About two-thirds of the way through his State of the City speech, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett built our word …
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett will deliver his sixth State of the City speech today. His first, back in 2010, …
We’re getting simultaneous lessons on how things get done at the Statehouse, and how they don’t get done. First, take …
While a forum on diversity in North Liberty may have been born in the shadow of national racial and socioeconomic …
On Wednesday morning, I sat in front of a microphone in the 600 WMT radio studio, across the desk from …
The Iowa Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments this week on the closure of the Iowa Juvenile Home in …
WAYS JUSTIFY THE MEANS Sometimes, when votes are slim, you gotta get shady. On Thursday, with a gas tax increase …
We’re fast approaching the sixth anniversary of the Iowa Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling establishing marriage equality as a constitutional right. …
Ask people in Iowa City whether or not the 21-only ordinance is working, and the answers will be a mixed …
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