Ron Corbett’s campaign for governor ended on Thursday. The final blow came not from voters, but from a Polk County …
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Ron Corbett’s campaign for governor ended on Thursday. The final blow came not from voters, but from a Polk County …
Many Americans have heard a thing or two about media conglomeration. We are aware a relatively small number of companies …
Politicians and the public responded swiftly last week to reports of possible highway tolls across the state. With apparently few …
The midyear budget cuts signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds last week have some good, some bad and some ugly. Iowa …
There is a misperception among elected officials that Iowans don’t need to know the specifics of what’s being done in …
State policymakers are failing patients in Eastern Iowa. Regulators revealed the list of five planned medical marijuana dispensaries this week. …
Judges are grappling with how to apply firearm edicts handed down by the Iowa Legislature last year. Yet instead of …
There’s some good news on the government transparency front. Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart and school board President John Laverty …
The University of Iowa football team is using new technology to address one of the most pressing issues in American …
Safe, legal cannabis products may soon be coming to a dispensary near you. State regulators are considering applications for medical …
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 …
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