Last week, the Trump administration announced a revised biofuels policy. The new policy is designed to appease farmers furious over …
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Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Oct. 9, 2019 4:21 pm2310d ago
Last week, the Trump administration announced a revised biofuels policy. The new policy is designed to appease farmers furious over …
Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Oct. 4, 2019 3:23 pm2315d ago
Iowa’s rural hospitals are in a crisis. New reporting out this week from The Gazette and Iowa Watch shows that …
Staff Editorials Oct. 2, 2019 6:24 pm2317d ago
If you study their records, you would expect Iowa Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst to be among the first …
Staff Editorials Sep. 28, 2019 7:00 am2321d ago
Thanks to global climate changes spawned by carbon emissions, Iowa will be getting considerably hotter by midcentury. That’s the core …
Staff Editorials Sep. 27, 2019 10:31 am2322d ago
Last week, the University of Iowa reopened an investigation into allegations that band members were verbally, physically, and sexually assaulted …
Staff Editorials Sep. 26, 2019 1:00 pm2323d ago
Both major political parties in Iowa are taking steps to ensure next year’s caucuses are fair and accessible. Last week, …
Staff Editorials Sep. 24, 2019 2:36 pm2325d ago
In Iowa, the debate over water quality often focuses on how much it will cost farmers and landowners to keep …
Staff Editorials Sep. 19, 2019 4:11 pm2330d ago
Iowa is the 11th state to be placed on California’s no-travel list. Effective soon, California will prohibit state-funded travel to …
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Staff Editorials Sep. 17, 2019 4:18 pm2332d ago
Iowa suffers from a child care shortage. It’s a crisis that not only threatens our mothers’ and children’s well-being, but …
Staff Editorials Sep. 13, 2019 7:41 am2336d ago
In August, in a town hall in Estherville, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said lawmakers should discuss fixing Social Security ‘behind …
Staff Editorials Sep. 12, 2019 5:07 pm2337d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds says she doesn’t want to micromanage her next director of the Iowa Department of Human Services. Last …
Staff Editorials Sep. 12, 2019 7:00 am2337d ago
Iowa Democrats are in a tough spot as they continue to seek ways to meet a Democratic National Committee mandate …
Staff Editorials Sep. 5, 2019 2:18 pm2344d ago
State Auditor Rob Sand says Iowa taxpayers shouldn’t pay another dime to defend former Gov. Terry Branstad from legal action …
Staff Editorials Aug. 30, 2019 8:19 am2350d ago
Under Gov. Kim Reynolds, our state is overseeing an all-out war on transgender rights. In 2017, the governor signed into …
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