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Iowa Representative Targets Drake University with Baseless Claims
Iowa House Higher Ed chair raises vague “security concerns” over Drake’s routine academic...
Republicans Acknowledge Pain from the Big Beautiful Bill
Facing Medicaid shortfall, Iowa GOP offers temporary tax patch while costs shift to families...
Proposed Renewal Energy Options to Mitigate Farming Risks
If Iowa Says It Supports Farmers, Why Make Renewable Energy Harder? A recent guest opinion in the...
Budget to Exceed Revenues by Over $1 Billion for Second Year
Iowa Budget to Exceed Revenues by Over $1 Billion for Second Year Iowa is on track to spend more...
The Skinny
Iowa411 News Briefs for February 7, 2026
Summary Today's stories are not separate developments. They are components of an emerging strategy of ideological...
Iowa411 News Briefs for February 6, 2026
Summary Iowa’s latest legislative agenda shows a tightening pattern: centralizing control, weakening public institutions,...
Iowa411 News Briefs for February 5, 2026
Summary Today’s stories share a single theme: Iowa’s governing majority is expanding power while weakening the public...
Editorial: Iowa’s School Funding “Increase” Is Not an Investment
The Iowa Legislature's Disdain for Iowa Public Education And what it means for Iowa's future Iowa lawmakers are once again...
Iowa411 News Briefs for February 4, 2026
Summary Today’s Iowa411 stories reveal a Legislature increasingly focused on asserting authority, shifting costs, and...
Iowa411 News Briefs for February 3, 2026
Free Speech, Rewritten by Power Across Iowa’s Capitol and campuses, Republicans are advancing a coordinated redefinition of...
Iowa411 News Briefs for February 2, 2026
Groundhog Day at the Capitol: Trying to Fix a Problem That Isn’t Broken Today, on Groundhog Day, Iowa’s higher education...