We saw welcome evidence this week that the Republicans who run the Iowa Legislature are capable of restraint. In some …
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We saw welcome evidence this week that the Republicans who run the Iowa Legislature are capable of restraint. In some …
That Gov. Terry Branstad has chosen only Republicans to serve on the state’s judicial nominating commissions is troubling. Far worse …
Iowa law doesn’t place production caps on homegrown companies manufacturing tools or valves or tractors. But if you’re a distiller …
Time for thoughtful debate has not been a hallmark of the 2017 General Assembly. We hope the urge to fast-track …
In the debate over automated traffic enforcement cameras, state lawmakers have a clear choice. Will it be a my-way-or-the-highway-style legislative …
Iowa lawmakers are missing the point. County supervisors didn’t enter the minimum wage fight on a whim. Local governments didn’t …
Another session of the General Assembly, another partisan squabble over Iowa’s K-12 funding. What does it mean when the state …
After nearly 80 years, Iowa’s ban on consumer fireworks is widely ignored and lightly enforced. Anyone who spends much time …
Republicans in control of the General Assembly weren’t lying when they said legislative proposals to change collective bargaining would put …
During last fall’s election campaign virtually every legislative candidate, including Republicans who now control the Statehouse, ran on a platform …
After weeks of speculation and hype, Iowans finally have gotten their first look at Secretary of State Paul Pate’s voter …
As the Trump administration’s curious embrace of ‘alternative facts” drew loads of media attention, less attention was being paid to …
Trimming $110 million from the state budget was never going to be painless, but a compromise between Gov. Terry Branstad …
During his inaugural address on Friday, President Donald Trump proclaimed, ‘When America is united, America is unstoppable.” We agree. Unfortunately, …
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