A month ago, we called for stepping up investments to upgrade the nation’s aging lock and dam system, in particular …
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Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Feb. 16, 2018 4:30 am2790d ago
A month ago, we called for stepping up investments to upgrade the nation’s aging lock and dam system, in particular …
Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Feb. 15, 2018 3:00 am2791d ago
Talking about sexual abuse is not enough. A problem so large requires policy solutions. U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst has staked …
Staff Editorials Feb. 10, 2018 5:00 am2796d ago
Access to standardized data has been a barrier to racial profiling studies in Iowa. So, we’re glad to see the …
Staff Editorials Feb. 9, 2018 12:19 pm2797d ago
Republicans who control the Iowa House and Senate are providing a 1 percent increase in state funding for K-12 public schools. …
Staff Editorials Feb. 8, 2018 7:23 am2798d ago
A mistake so costly demands a much better explanation. Linn County officials agreed to a $285,000 settlement in a wrongful arrest …
Staff Editorials Feb. 4, 2018 8:22 am2802d ago
Johnson County’s experiment with increasing the local minimum wage appears to have been a qualified success. Now county leaders hope …
Staff Editorials Feb. 3, 2018 5:00 am2803d ago
An Iowa House subcommittee this week advanced legislation to require local law enforcement officials to participate in federal immigration enforcement. …
Staff Editorials Feb. 2, 2018 8:47 am2804d ago
Note: The original version of this editorial misattributed the source of proposed midyear cuts. They were proposed by Iowa Senate …
Staff Editorials Jan. 27, 2018 8:00 am2810d ago
Numerous state and federal gerrymandering cases are placing the national spotlight once again on Iowa. David D. Haynes, an editor …
Staff Editorials Jan. 26, 2018 6:30 am2811d ago
Members of the Iowa House voted swiftly this week to pass a water quality bill approved last year in the …
Staff Editorials Jan. 25, 2018 9:30 am2812d ago
There are no winners from the embarrassing federal shutdown fiasco last weekend. National media and political insiders are working overtime …
Staff Editorials Jan. 21, 2018 8:47 am2816d ago
Over the years, The Gazette’s editorial board generally has been supportive of local school districts’ efforts to provide new and …
Staff Editorials Jan. 20, 2018 6:30 am2817d ago
Regardless of lawmakers’ intent when casting aside federal funding to create a state-run family planning program, transparency and accuracy remained …
Staff Editorials Jan. 19, 2018 7:20 am2818d ago
Iowa lawmakers shouldn’t reinstate the death penalty, or waste time discussing it. Proponents insist the death penalty is needed as …
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