Iowa lawmakers are considering a deal that would keep two government-run mental health institutes operating through December while the state …
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Iowa lawmakers are considering a deal that would keep two government-run mental health institutes operating through December while the state …
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Although Iowa leads the nation in wind energy production and the economic benefits are notable, there is considerable untapped potential. …
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In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt stood before Congress and discussed ‘the unwholesome tendency” of people to move out of rural …
Lawmakers missed an opportunity last week to revise Iowa’s invasion of privacy law and subject ‘peeping Toms” to tougher penalties. …
While there is no lack of conversation in and around the Corridor on collaborative opportunities and joint ventures, it’s rare …
More than two months ago, we called on legislators to engage in a realistic school funding debate. Last week, we …
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