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Amid mass protests in support of law enforcement reform and racial equity, the Cedar Rapids City Council last month approved …
The Declaration of Independence, signed 244 years ago this weekend, purports to be a model for people seeking to free …
Last week, the Iowa Department of Education released their guidance for schools hoping to reopen in the fall. What is …
Because of the Black Lives Matter protests in Iowa and across the nation, America is seeing change. Nationally and in …
Gov. Kim Reynolds last year appointed a committee to study criminal justice reform. The group’s focus so far has been …
Gov. Kim Reynolds confirmed this week she intends to sign an executive order restoring voting rights to Iowans convicted of …
Last week, the Iowa Legislature passed landmark police reform legislation, which puts restrictions on chokeholds and bans officers fired for …
Barriers to inclusion in higher education extend far beyond one assistant coach, the Hawkeye football team and the University of …
As the nation navigates pressing issues of racial justice, so, too, is the University of Iowa football team. Last week, …
Iowa’s medical cannabidiol program is in tatters, and Republican legislators just ripped another hole in it. It has been called …
Black Lives Matter protesters took their case to the state Capitol this week. One of the organizers, Matt Bruce, told …
On June 2, Iowa set a record for primary voting with 522,207 ballots cast. According to the Secretary of State’s …
On Monday, after weekend protests decrying racial injustice shrouded the Statehouse in tear gas, Gov. Kim Reynolds stood on the …
As Iowa police have turned tear gas and rubber bullets on demonstrators, many innocent people – including journalists – have …
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