Last month, the Cedar Rapids City Council approved a “micro-area action plan” with the goal of rejuvenating First Avenue East, …
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Last month, the Cedar Rapids City Council approved a “micro-area action plan” with the goal of rejuvenating First Avenue East, …
It’s ironic state lawmakers are determined to use more and more state power to micromanage our public universities as the …
This week we learned the scope of an order from the Board of Regents to take down or scrub any …
The University of Iowa’s International Writing Program, according to the U.S. Department of State, no longer aligns with the “national …
Republicans who run the Statehouse are considering bills that would create a work requirement for recipients of Medicaid health coverage. …
Republicans who control the Iowa Legislature can’t leave the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program alone. In 2023, lawmakers considered a …
Pints & Politics
A periodic, lighthearted look at Iowa political news from The Gazette's opinion desk.
After 16 years on the Linn County Board of Supervisors, Ben Rogers is leaving as of April 1 to take …
Legislation removing gender identity from the list of protected classes under the Civil Rights Act and leaving transgender Iowans with …
President Donald Trump reaped bushels of votes in rural America, but the early weeks of his second term have created …
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has been busy. It’s not because she’s standing up for Iowans. Instead, she’s working overtime …
Shockwaves from President Donald Trump’s rapid-fire executive orders have reached Iowa. Keeping track of his orders, and the exploits of …
It’s subcommittee season at the Statehouse, when a lot of bad bills briefly see the light of day. Thankfully, many …
[gaz-reader] Not in my backyard does not apply I remember watching Saturday morning cartoons as a kid. I watched my …
Unlike so many students in Iowa schools, the Iowa Department of Education, apparently, doesn’t have to show its work. So, …
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