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This week the Iowa Senate voted 49-1 for legislation allowing individual farmers to grow up to 40 acres of industrial …
Iowa lawmakers are reconsidering the legal age to purchase nicotine products. Supporters of Senate File 607 are worried that 18-year-old …
Iowans’ shock upon hearing news last week that U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack would not seek another term was justified. In …
Transportation costs are threatening public school budgets. Districts are suffering from a bus driver shortage, the product of an array …
It’s one thing when lawmakers decide not to vote on an issue. It is quite another when lawmakers refuse to …
Based on our experience, we think Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is smart to insist the Legislature take action now on …
Personal transportation is undergoing drastic changes. With advances in fuel efficiency technology, including fully electric and hybrid cars, many drivers …
Despite comments by state officials to the contrary, the loss of another for-profit managed care organization from Iowa Medicaid exposes …
Last month, the Iowa House voted 96-3 for a bill allowing medical marijuana dispensaries in Iowa to sell more potent …
Jordan Bohannon gave the NCAA an ultimatum this past weekend. The Linn-Mar alum and University of Iowa basketball player led …
Eastern Iowa has a strong network of social service providers, but nonprofit and government leaders say a key piece is …
There are a few rarely challenged observations about Iowa politics. Lyon County is red, Johnson County is blue and corn …
The ACLU of Iowa has filed a lawsuit disputing a decision by the Iowa Public Information Board allowing law enforcement …
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 274 into law this week, joined in her office by students from Iowa colleges. …
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