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Iowans Keep an Eye on Growing Screwworm Infestations
Why Iowa Farmers Are Watching the Growing Screwworm Situation in Texas and New MexicoThe recent...
Iowa Supreme Court Rules on Iowa’s Ezra Totton Scholarship
The Ezra Totton Scholarship Case Is About More Than One ScholarshipQuestions of Donor Intent and...
The Truth about the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal
Was Iran Closer to a Nuclear Weapon Before or After the Deal Was Abandoned?Was Iran Closer to a...
Taylor Collins Defends Mandated Ideologically Biased Courses
A Response to Rep. Taylor Collins' Defense of Iowa's New University Civics RequirementOp-Ed...
Reynolds Signs New SNAP Restrictions for Vulnerable Iowans
Iowa Chooses More Restrictive Food and Health Benefit Rules for Immigrants and RefugeesIowa joins...
The Skinny
Trump’s Wind Energy Buyoff Is a Terrible Deal for US, Taxpayers
Why Trump’s $2 billion buyoff to cancel offshore wind farms is a bad deal for American taxpayers and the US energy supply
Chuck Grassley Pushes $1 Billion Public Gift for Trump Ballroom
Iowa Families Struggle While Chuck Grassley Pledges their Tax Dollars for a BoondoggleThis editorial cartoon is not meant...
GOP Candidates Lean on Ideology as Policy Needs Persist
GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Lean on Ideology as Iowans' Needs PersistIdeological generalization crowds out responsible...
Sand Puts Policy Front and Center in Governor’s Race
News Flash: An Iowa Gubernatorial Candidate Makes Serious Policy ProposalsRob Sand Unveils a Detailed Policy Agenda In a...
Gas Prices Surge as Iran War Stalls, Global Tensions Rise
Iowans Continue to Feel the Iran War's Economic SqueezeGas Prices Surge as Iran War Stalls, Global Tensions Rise Gasoline...
Steen Ad Frames Iowa Governor’s Race as “Good vs. Evil”
Steen Ad Frames Iowa Governor’s Race as “Good vs. Evil”“Good vs. Evil” Campaign Message Blurs Line Between Governance and...
Short-Staffed Iowa Nursing Homes Cited, but Not Penalized
More Iowa nursing homes are cited, but not penalized, for too few staffBy Clark KauffmanIowa Capital Dispatch Violations...