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In many ways she still lives. Sometimes through my keyboard.
The demand for virtual care and remote access to doctors skyrocketed last year. Telehealth visits in Iowa increased by 4,800 …
Gov. Kim Reynolds preaches freedom for some Iowans, state-sanctioned genital inspections for others
After an Iowa activist took the governor to court last month, paperwork started moving
So the same governor who claims to care deeply for children’s mental health is also willing to dump on transgender …
Politically empowered people want to shield their neighborhoods from certain types of others — usually poor people, young people and people of color.
Ernst’s bipartisan Clean Slate Act would help some released prisoners earn gainful employment
Bureaucrats are coming for Iowa’s farm puddles again. OK, not really. But as the Biden administration surveys the environmental wreckage …
It’s past time to expand the U.S. House
No Iowa governmental entity is talking about requiring proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to conduct public business. Reports of Iowa businesses barring the unvaccinated also are not rolling in.
Attention good citizens: Be on the lookout for zombie bills as the legislative session rolls toward a merciful end. This …
In Iowa, bike registration ordinances are rarely enforced but some remain on the books
A trans woman, a racial justice activist, a former Democrat and a lifelong Libertarian walked into a Libertarian Party of …
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