We hope two recent developments in Davenport finally will push lawmakers to take much-needed and long-delayed action to fix Iowa’s …
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We hope two recent developments in Davenport finally will push lawmakers to take much-needed and long-delayed action to fix Iowa’s …
The state’s second quarterly oversight meeting of Medicaid modernization showed the need: Iowa lawmakers must work to provide more robust …
The numbers don’t lie. Iowa lawmakers will face a budget shortfall when they return to the Statehouse next month. The …
During the holiday season, thoughts turn to those less fortunate. The community works together to stockpile warm clothing and nourishing …
President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad as the next U.S. ambassador to China is a sound decision …
A grand jury decision, following one day of testimony, that a Cedar Rapids Police Officer was justified in shooting a …
One party will control the Iowa Statehouse in January, but that doesn’t mean water-quality discussions should be one-sided. As Republican …
Readers anxious about the possibility of having their turkey dinner tainted by politics can find hope in the quest of …
It’s a scenario that plays out again and again, in every corner of The Corridor: a developer announces plans to …
Republican state lawmakers preparing to take control of both the Iowa House and Senate are making noise about banning traffic …
In the days since last Tuesday’s contentious national election, we’ve been heartened to see so many Iowans call for greater …
Back in late September, this editorial board couldn’t come to a consensus on whether to endorse a $40 million conservation …
A decade ago the Linn County electorate voted to expand its county Board of Supervisors from three to five members …
The morning after Election Day finds our country bitterly divided. It finds us reeling from a dramatic end to an …
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