Running scared from a tall guy with a tricorn hat, Iowa Republicans are moving to limit competition on the ballot. …
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Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Feb. 27, 2021 6:00 am1758d ago
Running scared from a tall guy with a tricorn hat, Iowa Republicans are moving to limit competition on the ballot. …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Feb. 26, 2021 7:40 am1758d ago
The Iowa GOP is the party of big local government. Law enforcement sucks up a huge portion of local government …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 25, 2021 7:00 am1759d ago
Only three groups lobbied to pass the lousy elections bill that just tore like a bullet train through the Iowa …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Feb. 23, 2021 6:01 am1762d ago
That pesky U.S. Constitution is getting in the way of Iowa lawmakers and their drug-busting fantasies. The Iowa Senate last …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Feb. 22, 2021 10:34 am1762d ago
At Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s confirmation hearing this month, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst had a singular concern – electric vehicles. …
Staff Columnists Aug. 12, 2022 2:29 pm1226d ago
It seems, under the Golden Dome of Wisdom, Republicans who run the show have allowed the libs to drive them …
Staff Columnists Feb. 19, 2021 6:00 am1766d ago
Iowa’s backslide on drug policy continued this week, with an eye on fake pee. A bill recently approved by the …
Staff Columnists Feb. 18, 2021 7:00 am1766d ago
Just a few weeks ago, my congresswoman, Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, argued that impeaching Donald Trump for inciting an …
Opinion Feb. 15, 2021 8:30 am1769d ago
Supply and demand is an economic principle that is as basic as they come. And it’s what we’re all dealing …
Staff Columnists Feb. 14, 2021 4:01 pm1770d ago
If Iowa fails to make progress toward ending the drug war this year, it won’t be for lack of ideas. …
Staff Columnists Feb. 12, 2021 6:50 am1772d ago
Once more, with feeling. But no optimism. Groups including the Sierra Club, Food and Water Watch and CCI Action, along …
Staff Columnists Feb. 12, 2021 6:00 am1773d ago
As far as I can remember, there was only one year in my public school education when we recited the …
Staff Columnists Feb. 11, 2021 7:00 am1773d ago
Iowa is making headlines across the nation. Late Friday, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced she would rescind the state’s already thin …
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