Calls for comprehensive immigration reform have reverberated for years, prompting little action by elected leaders. Ugly rhetoric dominates public discourse, …
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Calls for comprehensive immigration reform have reverberated for years, prompting little action by elected leaders. Ugly rhetoric dominates public discourse, …
Before winning December’s Cedar Rapids runoff election for mayor, Brad Hart promised to revive the city’s long-dormant Affordable Housing Commission. …
There is a resounding consensus among politicians and citizens that Iowa children need better access to mental health care. The …
The Gazette’s editorial board is meeting with Democratic candidates for governor ahead of the June 5 primary. Although we don’t …
Lawmakers have placed their dubious stamp on women’s reproductive health care, creating new barriers to family planning and mandating nearly …
Each year, as the Iowa Legislature stumbles toward adjournment, one last budget bill moves through the House and Senate. It’s …
Iowa is at risk of losing some the world’s best scholars. A bleak state budget forecast and misplaced political priorities …
No modern, American man in the majority rolls out of bed in the morning only to ponder if his destiny …
The Gazette’s editorial board is meeting with Democratic candidates for governor ahead of the June 5 primary. Although we don’t …
Challenges leading to formation of the Safe, Equitable and Thriving Communities Task Force were systemic. And while the urgency of …
A 140-mile shift is complete, but the 100th Meridian – an invisible boundary between the humid eastern U.S. and dry …
It’s been more than a month since Gov. Kim Reynolds moved swiftly to fire Dave Jamison, the director of the …
Nobody in Iowa believes our heavily restricted medical cannabis law will work. That barely is an overstatement. It’s the overwhelming …
The Gazette’s editorial board is meeting with Democratic candidates for governor ahead of the June 5 primary. Although we don’t …
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