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It’s a laudable effort but the president and his vast federal bureaucracy have limited influence over professional licensing requirements, which are mostly imposed through a patchwork of state laws. To push the issue forward, he’ll need buy-in from state legislatures and governors.
Redirect state troopers from their enforcement mission to a humanitarian mission. Welcome Cubans and Haitians to Iowa and dare the president to stop us.
There’s a strong culture of denial in this state which feeds a lot of ridiculous pushback when people are critical of agriculture.
An alternative voting model gaining popularity would preserve some elements of Iowa’s contests, and get rid of some of the worst parts.
Waterloo native Nikole Hannah-Jones has waged a public war with those who would protect us from the content of free speech.
Our Red State Trailblazer wants national exposure, so that means pursuing a national agenda.
Throughout the pandemic, a widespread challenge for nonprofit agencies has been maintaining volunteer levels that support the work at hand.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed a large
When hundreds of people are participating in illegal activity at the same time, police have little ability to stop us
In a “post-truth” era, anyone with strong opinions can find an echo chamber of information
July 4 reminds me of the feeling that I don’t quite know what it feels like to be an American, nor understand what one really is.
‘He has endeavoured to prevent the Population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for naturalization of foreigners’
For the July 4 holiday, a little Constitutional satire
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