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Unacceptable is the word Iowa voters should remember as state officials and lawmakers engage in blame game politics while tax …
HOMERS: WHAT’S GOING RIGHT MANAGED CARE: State Department of Human Services leaders say their plan to switch payments for Medicaid …
Staff editorial If state lawmakers follow the recommendation of a task force, Iowa school districts will no longer use the …
Staff editorial Iowa lawmakers this session are taking yet another look at legislation intended to fight bullying in our schools. …
It was launched with much fanfare locally, but an effort to alter Iowa’s casino gambling landscape and make room for …
In 15 years, Iowa will look quite different. The Hawkeye State, like most states, is aging. Today, about 15 percent …
There appear to be many positives and few negatives to a self-funding sobriety program being discussed in the legislature. House …
It’s good to see a bipartisan group of Iowa lawmakers working together to reduce criminal penalties for possession of very …
Finances should not be a barrier to justice. So it is good to see the judicial branch actively seeking solutions …
HOMERS HOTEL FORT DES MOINES: A $40 million renovation of Hotel Fort Des Moines is scheduled to begin this year …
Civil forfeiture has been getting a lot of attention lately, with large-dollar seizures making headlines in Iowa and other states, …
With the U.S. Senate’s unanimous consent last week, the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act headed to the …
According to Iowa’s Constitution, the state’s seat of government is ‘fixed by law” at the city of Des Moines, while …
Nearly 40 years after it was proposed, why do we still celebrate Black History Month? Why keep remembering the shameful …
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