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Grassley Backs $200B Iran War Funding as ‘No-Brainer’
Grassley Backs $200B Iran War Funding as ‘No-Brainer’ Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said he...
No-Brainer? Grassley’s $200B War Support Would Hurt Iowans
Iowa411 Op/Ed: A “No-Brainer”? Or No Accountability?Chuck Grassley calls $200 billion Iran war...
When Iowa’s Spring Skies Come Alive
When people outside the Midwest think about Iowa, they often picture quiet farmland, long...
Final 2026 Bills Focused on National Ideology, Not State Needs
How Iowa Lawmakers Are Spending the Final Days of the 2026 Session, and Why It Matters As the 2026...
Another Legislative Solution in Search of a Problem
Policy by Assumption, Not EvidenceIowa’s Conscience Bill Rests on Weak Workforce Claims while...
The Skinny
Iowa411 News Briefs for January 28, 2026
Summary President Trump’s Iowa visit highlighted a widening divide between political messaging and on-the-ground realities...
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...