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A common dilemma: Either find a high-salary job or work part time to stay below the benefits cap.
So Nick Maybanks has worked in the Linn County Attorney’s office for more than 21 years. He worked with and …
If this is supposed to make a point about the frightening extremities of school choice, it doesn’t do a very good job.
As more celebrities, politicians and business leaders are accused of sexual misconduct, I’m baffled by people who say they’re sick …
At least on these frigid days we can get a warm feeling knowing our governor has friends in sunny Boca …
“Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part."
Democrats saw 2017 law as a
The question is what — can we do as a community to prevent the violence?
Under proposed law, Iowa teachers would be forbidden from saying anything “unpatriotic” about the Pledge of Allegiance
The timing of a vote by the Des Moines City Council made clear it was an effort to stifle one particular council member’s participation in meetings.
Grassley’s bipartisan antitrust bill isn’t about competition - it’s about politicians lashing out at tech companies
Expanding parents’ control over school tax dollars will produce education paths more tailored to students’ needs
It’s a snapshot of 2022 America: Anything that makes you slightly uncomfortable might be sex trafficking.
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