It seems, under the Golden Dome of Wisdom, Republicans who run the show have allowed the libs to drive them …
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It seems, under the Golden Dome of Wisdom, Republicans who run the show have allowed the libs to drive them …
Iowa’s backslide on drug policy continued this week, with an eye on fake pee. A bill recently approved by the …
Just a few weeks ago, my congresswoman, Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, argued that impeaching Donald Trump for inciting an …
Supply and demand is an economic principle that is as basic as they come. And it’s what we’re all dealing …
If Iowa fails to make progress toward ending the drug war this year, it won’t be for lack of ideas. …
Once more, with feeling. But no optimism. Groups including the Sierra Club, Food and Water Watch and CCI Action, along …
As far as I can remember, there was only one year in my public school education when we recited the …
Iowa is making headlines across the nation. Late Friday, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced she would rescind the state’s already thin …
I do not care what happens to the Iowa caucuses. Given Iowa’s looming battle to maintain its first-in-the-nation status, and …
Our Legislature has a mean streak. Cruel, even. Just ask transgender Iowans. I recently wrote about a slew of bills …
In the weeks following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, a surge of headlines from around the nation …
As Iowa lawmakers consider a bill to expand school choice, a common refrain has emerged among critics: ‘Public money for …
Americans are deeply divided on politics, but there are a few issues where former President Donald Trump pushed us closer …
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