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This week marks one year since the United States, Canada and Mexico informally agreed to terms of a new free-trade …
A new academic year starts this week at Iowa’s three public universities. Incoming first-year students will be greeted with syllabuses, …
Sometimes, speaking up about a problem can move mountains, or a fleet of buses. A parent whose Washington High School …
Next year will be U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s first statewide reelection campaign. She won her seat in 2014 following Democrat …
In Iowa, with presidential candidates eating our corn dogs and giving speeches on our tables, it’s easy to forget the …
After four years of discussions, meetings and a fair amount of political wrangling, dollars from the Safe Equitable and Thriving …
Nurses at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics aren’t working overtime for a good reason: They aren’t getting paid …
In America, guns are synonymous with freedom. Guns were the tools by which our land was settled and tamed, through …
Des Moines has drawn national attention for its rewriting of zoning ordinances, and most of it has not been positive. …
Yet again, Iowans can blame shortsighted lawmakers for an embarrassing and avoidable lawsuit against the state government. The Libertarian Party …
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley recently offered what has become a rarity in American politics – big, bipartisan legislation to address …
The controversy over Iowa schools’ disciplinary practices will linger on after a state board declined to take action this week. …
Iowa’s rule requiring Statehouse politicians and staff to wait two years before engaging in lobbying activity has earned high marks …
Commercial hemp can be used to manufacture a number of products, including food, paper and famously strong rope, to name …
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