Tax cuts, gun rights and limits on surveillance? That’s all anti-cop, Iowa Democrats argued on the House and Senate floors this year.
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Tax cuts, gun rights and limits on surveillance? That’s all anti-cop, Iowa Democrats argued on the House and Senate floors this year.
Charter schools aren’t subject to less accountability than traditional public schools. They’re subject to more.
People take finances seriously, personally and with an air of privacy; few want unsolicited input.
Some of them might seem like petty freedoms, but what is the government if not an amalgamation of petty restrictions?
Asking the Department of Natural Resources, under current management, to save even a waterway it’s dubbed “outstanding” is an exercise …
This year has been identified as the worst year in recent history for legislative attacks against LGBTQ+ identifying individuals and …
Giving government officials special legal protection is the antithesis of limited government.
Bills considered and passed paint a picture of the Iowans the Legislature actually serves
Environmental justice means everyone must have equal access to the decision-making process
Iowa has a very stable state economy because we set ourselves up for success by having a healthy budget and part-time Legislature
Iowans can have guns, liquor delivery and a little school choice, as a treat
Good riddance to the puritanical restrictions we lost during the COVID-19 pandemic
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