If Gov. Terry Branstad and the Department of Human Services truly want us to believe handing Iowa’s Medicaid program over …
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If Gov. Terry Branstad and the Department of Human Services truly want us to believe handing Iowa’s Medicaid program over …
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Area leaders still wondering if there’s an appetite in the metro for night time activities need look no further than …
Staff Editorials Aug. 28, 2016 9:44 am3448d ago
With apologies to Schoolhouse Rock, a three-eighths-cent sales tax increase needed to fill the Iowa Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 28, 2016 9:44 am3448d ago
It’s been nearly nine years since Iowa’s lowest-income earners got a raise. That’s far too long, in our view. But …
Staff Editorials Aug. 20, 2016 11:54 am3456d ago
Marion voters will get a chance in November to change the way they’ve been electing city council members for decades. …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 18, 2016 1:28 pm3458d ago
Staff Editorial, We’ve no doubt the Iowa Board of Regents has ideas about how the state’s higher education institutions should …
Staff Editorials Aug. 13, 2016 7:00 am3463d ago
Here’s to Gov. Terry Branstad’s decision this week to order a comprehensive review of state laws governing liquor, wine and …
Staff Editorials Aug. 11, 2016 8:40 am3465d ago
There are many unanswered questions in the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s handling of a substitute teacher’s inappropriate relationship with …
Staff Editorials Aug. 9, 2016 8:00 am3467d ago
Iowa’s Environmental Protection Commission is poised to make an important decision this week with blinding speed and too little input …
Staff Editorials Aug. 6, 2016 8:00 am3470d ago
Iowa environmental regulators think it’s a bad idea to build a confinement operation for 2,499 hogs in Allamakee County on …
Staff Editorials Aug. 4, 2016 12:39 pm3472d ago
Confrontation with political opponents and the media helped Donald Trump rise in the primaries and claim the Republican Party’s nomination. …
Staff Editorials Jul. 30, 2016 8:00 am3477d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad is floating a new proposal for funding efforts to clean up and protect Iowa’s waterways. In one …
Staff Editorials Jul. 23, 2016 8:00 am3484d ago
Finding a job is one of the greatest challenges faced by people getting out of prison. It’s also a cornerstone …
Staff Editorials Jul. 21, 2016 9:00 am3486d ago
Days before hordes of bicyclists converge in Iowa for RAGBRAI, Corridor residents have received another horrific reminder of how dangerous …
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