And effort to push the party to take a stand on pipeline projects failed.
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Mar. 6, 2022 12:00 pm1449d ago
And effort to push the party to take a stand on pipeline projects failed.
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Democrats and Republicans both support never-ending budget hikes for police. That’s a bad thing.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds’ rebuttal to the State of the Union was a missed opportunity.
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I’m old enough to have seen at least five largest tax cuts in Iowa history, each one sold as making Iowa more competitive.
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She should state unequivocally that the Russian people are not our enemy.
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