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Your Iowa House Government Oversight Committee met on Monday evening. This was a rare and auspicious happening under the Golden …
A week and a day ago, the Iowa Democratic Party gathered — over Zoom, because apparently they hate themselves — …
We just got done handing billions of state dollars over the next decade to Iowa families who want to send …
Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgements to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the …
Our governor is a real joiner. Last year, Gov. Kim Reynolds joined five states filing a lawsuit challenging the Biden …
We’re often told we’re just one more big tax cut away from becoming an tax utopia
This month, Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley and 39 co-sponsors introduced a bill in the Iowa House that would dramatically …
Iowans must combat unsafe drug use with awareness and bold intervention.
A lot of arguments were made during Monday night’s debates over providing nearly $900 million worth of state-funded Education Savings …
I probably won’t endear myself to my journalism colleagues for writing this, but it is a fact that I am …
Lawmakers would turn trusted teachers into informants.
A few months ago now, I talked with a representative from the National Agricultural Aviation Association, which bills itself as …
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