Iowans are starting to get a clearer idea of just how many state employees have been accused of harassment. Since …
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Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Mar. 14, 2019 10:30 am2519d ago
Iowans are starting to get a clearer idea of just how many state employees have been accused of harassment. Since …
Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Mar. 9, 2019 7:30 am2524d ago
One of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ most laudable legislative priorities just made it under the wire this week as lawmakers approached …
Staff Editorials Mar. 8, 2019 7:00 am2525d ago
Policy makers, state and federal, have placed many hurdles between the public and health care. This is especially true for …
Staff Editorials Mar. 6, 2019 4:24 pm2527d ago
Iowa policy advocates are battling over a so-called ‘sunshine tax.” House Study Bill 185 would impose a new payment structure …
Staff Editorials Mar. 3, 2019 6:45 am2530d ago
Iowa legislators are poised to approve a statewide sports betting program this year. It remains to be seen whether revenue …
Staff Editorials Mar. 1, 2019 7:30 am2532d ago
University Heights, with a population of a little more than 1,000, has adopted one of Iowa’s strongest municipal ordinances against …
Staff Editorials Feb. 28, 2019 8:30 am2533d ago
Proposed rules in Iowa governing seclusion rooms would bring much needed clarity and welcome, reasonable limits on their use by …
Staff Editorials Feb. 23, 2019 6:00 am2538d ago
Caucuses in Iowa are run and governed by the political parties, although their cultural and economic ramifications affect us all. …
Staff Editorials Feb. 22, 2019 6:00 am2539d ago
As clarifications go, this one was costly, and maddening. Earlier this month, Economic Development Authority Director Debi Durham said a …
Staff Editorials Feb. 21, 2019 6:30 am2540d ago
President Donald Trump is flouting the democratic process with his emergency declaration to fund border security projects beyond what’s been …
Staff Editorials Feb. 17, 2019 5:00 am2544d ago
Eastern Iowa businesses and nonprofits are getting creative to meet the region’s growing workforce demands. This editorial board has repeatedly …
Staff Editorials Feb. 15, 2019 5:00 am2546d ago
State lawmakers approved a 2.06 percent increase in basic state aid to K-12 public schools this week, providing about $79 …
Staff Editorials Feb. 14, 2019 5:00 am2547d ago
Iowa House leaders made a mistake when they denied media credentials to a prominent Iowa political commentator last month. Laura …
Staff Editorials Feb. 9, 2019 6:09 am2552d ago
For more than 20 years Iowa lawmakers have taken refuge behind a federal ban on female cutting. But with the …
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