Staff Editorials

Public libraries play many roles. They are, of course, a repository for a diverse set of books and other materials …

It’s time to show some courage in the face of American carnage.

Deliberations over the future of school resource officers in Cedar Rapids public schools are progressing in a narrow narrative. SROs …

Simplifying the process and allowing more accessibility addresses two of the caucuses’ biggest problems.

Maybe as a schoolkid you were told to “no running in the halls!” The Cedar Rapids School Board is sprinting …

Lawmakers made their call based on insider connections, campaign donations and political considerations, and largely out of public view.

The 2022 session of the Iowa Legislature had a mean streak.

We can also be the state that touts its role in feeding our children.

Regardless of whether you support or oppose a local casino, this is a deeply flawed way to make law.

Iowa is well overdue for a real discussion about how we can reshape our cannabis laws in a way that balances freedom and public safety.

If simply being a member without a clear conflict becomes the rule, recusals could become more common.

At the very least, we can expect environmental regulators to follow the laws we have, while we wait endlessly for the laws we need.