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If you won’t advocate for the policies we want, we’ll find someone who will.
Now we’ll see if Mike Franken really can beat U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley.
Trump is popular in Iowa. Nothing else matters.
Jessica Wiskus is not your typical rural legislative candidate.
I long for the days when municipal elections really were just about potholes and speed cameras.
No one is confused by what “people from Chicago” means.
Can an Iowa governor win re-election by running against public education? We’re about to find out.
Students do not attend public schools to support a system.
To address the staffing shortage, the industry must address the glaring inequity in the room: the absence of women in tech professions.
A legislative Blitzkrieg hit so fast that local leaders and their Statehouse lobbyists had no time to react.
You’re going to need drinks. Here are some suggested libations.
The school I loved for 13 years values the law. I hope they still value reason.
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