News
Josh Turek Launches Statewide “Team Iowa Tour”
Josh Turek Launches Statewide Team Iowa Tour as Iowa Senate Race IntensifiesPledges to Visit All 99 Counties Democratic...
Hinson Says Supreme Court Was Wrong on Birthright Citizenship
Hinson Says Supreme Court Was Wrong to Reaffirm Birthright CitizenshipRepublican Senate Candidate Disagrees with...
DOJ Alleges Iowa Egg Producer Conspired to Hike Prices
Feds allege Iowa company conspired with others to raise egg pricesBy Clark KauffmanIowa Capital Dispatch Settlement is...
Trump Family to Benefit from $1 Billion Government Mining Deal
Trump Family Mining Investment Raises Ethics Questions Over U.S.-Backed Kazakhstan DealTrump Family Investment Raises...
White House Intervenes in a $620M Deal Related to Don Jr.
The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.About three months before the...
Whirlpool Layoffs, Responsibility, and Political Accountability
Promises Are Easy. Paychecks Are Hard. What Whirlpool's Layoffs Say About Political AccountabilityAn Iowa411 EditorialWhen...
Tariffs, Housing, and Global Competition Collide in Iowa
Whirlpool Layoffs in Iowa Reveal the Economic Reality Behind Tariffs, Housing, and ManufacturingTariffs, Housing, and...
Editorial and Opinion
Iowa411 News Briefs for December 24, 2025
Summary Iowa’s December 24 news cycle paints a picture of instability across multiple sectors – agriculture, health care,...
Reasons Why Med Students Leave Iowa after Graduation
Opinion Summary In a January 2025 Des Moines Register guest editorial, medical student (and now doctor) Aastha Chandra, an...
Iowa411 News Briefs for December 23, 2025
Summary Iowa farmers, transgender residents, and immigrant communities are all feeling the effects of shifting federal and...
Iowa411 News Briefs for December 21, 2025
Summary Today’s Iowa411 News Briefs examine the impact of Trump-era federal grant cuts on rural schools, leaving districts...
Editorial: When a Party Refuses to Look in the Mirror
Editorial: When a Party Refuses to Look in the Mirror The Democratic National Committee’s decision to shelve its...
Iowa411 News Briefs for December 20, 2025
Summary Iowa’s December 20, 2025, news highlights include the state’s plans for America’s 250th anniversary celebrations in...
Iowa411 News Briefs for December 19, 2025
Summary Today’s news briefs cover pension regulation disputes, a Menards consumer settlement, teachers’ funding demands,...
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