As the nation grapples with complicated issues of racial justice, so too does Iowa’s third-largest political party. The Libertarian Party …
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As the nation grapples with complicated issues of racial justice, so too does Iowa’s third-largest political party. The Libertarian Party …
Earlier this summer, a debate emerged over the future of some art and monuments at the Iowa Statehouse. Activists rightly …
It worked so well Republicans had to trash it. County auditors in Iowa who received absentee ballot request forms from …
A few hundred people gathered in Marion this past weekend to proclaim the obvious – police lives matter. The ‘Back …
Americans have been dismayed to see ‘secret police” snatching up political dissidents off the street and threatening to shoot would-be …
Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield has pledged, frequently, she won’t take ‘one dime” of corporate PAC money to …
There is seldom a dull day in Iowa politics, and the next ones will be no exception. Sunday marked 100 …
In my hometown of Iowa City this week, Mayor Bruce Teague signed a proclamation ordering everyone to wear a face …
Iowa’s mayors are staging a coup. Muscatine Mayor Diana Broderson and Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague both have unilaterally declared …
It turns out Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration will provide important information, at least when it involves helping President Donald Trump …
A gun, a cowboy hat and a bandanna. John Wayne, who Iowa claims as a son, often is seen with …
Transparency with the public should be the goal of any government agency, especially one that handles public health matters during …
This past week, Polly Carver-Kimm, the lead spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Public Health, resigned from her job. After …
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