Sweeping abortion restrictions approved by the Legislature this week are not in the best interest of women, will not significantly …
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Sweeping abortion restrictions approved by the Legislature this week are not in the best interest of women, will not significantly …
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Kudos to state legislators for passing long overdue civil asset forfeiture reforms. Senate File 446 should be quickly signed into …
Elected officials don’t often get second chances, or clear-cut strategies for complex problems. Right now Cedar Rapids City Council members …
Nobody can force Rep. Ken Rizer, R-Marion, or any other state lawmaker, to attend public forums sponsored monthly during the …
We are glad to see U.S. Rep. Rod Blum has scheduled an appearance in Cedar Rapids next week. We’d be …
After years of debate, locally and at the Statehouse, Iowa lawmakers are on the verge of scrapping county compensation boards, …
There still is time for Gov. Terry Branstad to stop legislation that will reaffirm a statewide minimum wage of $7.25 …
Tax expenditures – special tax credits, deductions, exclusions, exemptions, deferrals and preferential tax rates – substantially reduce the revenue the …
State senators made the right calls this week on a pair of traffic safety bills. A bipartisan majority of senators …
Marion’s new police chief is already mixing things up, and we look forward to the new landscape. Joe McHale is …
Lawmakers and Gov. Terry Branstad are right to pull from the state’s cash reserves to fill the latest $131 million …
With the help of $3 million in federal grants, the Iowa Sexual Assault Kit Initiative has completed the state’s first …
On a recent Friday, State Reps. Ken Rizer, R-Cedar Rapids, and Ashley Hinson, R-Marion, stood before a large room filled …
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