Last session Iowa’s Republican majority ended straight-party ticket voting, forcing Iowans to consider each contest individually. This year they have …
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Last session Iowa’s Republican majority ended straight-party ticket voting, forcing Iowans to consider each contest individually. This year they have …
Iowa Senate Republicans picked new leaders this week, following the departure of disgraced former majority leader Bill Dix. GOP caucus …
Iowa simply can’t afford Republicans’ proposed tax cuts. State lawmakers are considering two different tax reform plans, one by Senate …
Iowans now are seeing the ramifications of legislative decisions to repeal the state’s 27-year commitment to public-centered research and advocacy …
On Tuesday, the Iowa Senate voted 26-24 in favor of legislation, Senate File 2282, requiring a supermajority of five Iowa …
Iowa may soon deliver a historic victory for factory farms. If House File 2408 earns the governor’s signature, grocery stores …
It’s time for America’s governors to govern. Americans have been consumed by yet another national debate over gun violence, following …
Either through prevention efforts or triage, Iowans will pay for the ongoing opioid public health crisis. State policies will decide …
First District U.S. Rep. Rod Blum failed to disclose his leading role in creating and operating an online business, Tin …
Teenagers are questioning U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s push last year to roll back rules designed to keep firearms out of …
Students who survived gunfire at Florida’s Stoneman Douglas High School have argued passionately and thoughtfully in recent days for solutions …
Anti-hunger advocates in Iowa and beyond are firmly skeptical of the federal government’s latest food assistance proposal. President Donald Trump …
Now the real work begins. Lawmakers just completed their sixth week in Des Moines, marking the first legislative funnel deadline …
A bipartisan push to restore voting and firearm rights to former, non-violent felons is common sense legislation that should quickly …
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