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The Iran War and the Coming Farm Shock
The Iran War and the Coming Farm ShockWhy American Farmers Will Pay the Price The war with Iran is...
Hinson Praises DOGE, a Costly Trump-Era Fraud
Ashley Hinson Praises DOGE as a Success. The Record Shows Chaos, False Savings and More Spending,...
North Dakota Voids Summit CO2 Storage Permits
Summit permit for CO2 storage voided as second judge finds North Dakota law unconstitutionalImage...
Iowa’s First Funnel Reveals the Legislature’s Priorities
Iowa’s First Funnel Reveals the Legislature’s Priorities: Control, Culture War, and Corporate...
The Skinny
Editorial: Two Iowas, Two Moral Compasses
A Moral Contrast Between Human and Institutional Rights At nearly the same moment Iowa lawmakers proposed legislation to...
Editorial: When Claims Outrun Reality
A fact-check moment for Iowa as Trump comes to town When President Donald Trump visits Iowa, a familiar ritual unfolds....
Iowa411 News Briefs for January 27, 2026
Summary Today’s Iowa411 News Briefs highlight a widening disconnect between evidence-based governance and politically...
Silencing Students Is Not Education
Iowa’s Legislature Targets the Wrong People, Again Once again, the Iowa Legislature is spending its time and power not...
Editorial: Proposed Medication Bill Puts Cult Ahead of People
Legislators’ Cult Sycophancy Ignores Iowans’ Health and Safety There are policy disagreements, and then there are proposals...
Iowa411 News Briefs for January 26, 2026
Summary Across these stories runs a consistent thread; centralization of authority paired with decentralization of...
Iowa411 News Briefs for January 25, 2026
Three Bills, Three Visions of Governance Taken together, these three stories reveal a stark contrast in legislative...