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Iowa police’s crowd control measures jeopardize First Amendment rights

Iowa police’s crowd control measures jeopardize First Amendment rights

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As Iowa police have turned tear gas and rubber bullets on demonstrators, many innocent people – including journalists – have …

A lack of guidance and leadership lead to confusion and…

A lack of guidance and leadership lead to confusion and…

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Grassley must keep pressure on Trump for ousting watchdogs

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Iowa’s U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley has earned a reputation as a leading defender of government watchdogs. Encouragingly, he has shown …

Iowa is leaving thousands of workers vulnerable to COVID-19

Iowa is leaving thousands of workers vulnerable to COVID-19

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It took Iowa officials nine days to respond to a complaint at a Tyson meatpacking plant in Perry, which alleged …

Iowans pay price for lack of oversight under Reynolds’ emergency…

Iowans pay price for lack of oversight under Reynolds’ emergency…

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Please, Iowa, just wear a mask

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Gov. Reynolds is obscuring Iowa’s COVID-19 death toll

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Iowa is going back to work, but who will watch…

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As death rates from COVID-19 rise, the state is beginning to open back up. And with that the expectation is …

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Gov. Reynolds is disrupting her own virus response plan

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Iowa’s local governments need help to manage coronavirus budget crisis

Iowa’s local governments need help to manage coronavirus budget crisis

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State revenues are beginning to show the strain of an economic downturn spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic. But cities also …

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