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At the Statehouse, libs have driven the Iowa GOP mad

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It seems, under the Golden Dome of Wisdom, Republicans who run the show have allowed the libs to drive them …

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Our Legislature has a mean streak. Cruel, even. Just ask transgender Iowans. I recently wrote about a slew of bills …

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