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Iowa411 News Briefs for December 9, 2025
Summary Today’s stories share a common throughline: political decision-making continues to reshape...
Iowa411 News Briefs for December 8, 2025
Summary Today’s briefs trace a common thread through Iowa and beyond: who gets to control...
Iowa411 News Briefs for December 7, 2025
Summary Taken together, these briefs paint a picture of two competing futures for Iowa. On one...
The Skinny
The Big Beautiful Bill Is Coming for Rural Iowa
The Big Beautiful Bill Is Coming for Rural Iowa Let’s cut the polite talk and tell the truth: They called it the “Big Beautiful Bill.” They said it would cut waste. They said it would save money. They said it would help working people. They lied. The bill slashed $1...
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with the Devil, Part 2
The Devil’s Playbook: An Interview from the Bottom Floor Note: this is the second article in a two-part series to document my interview with the fallen angel who sits on the throne of evil – Satan. Read the first installment here. The elevator rattled like a loose...
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with the Devil, Part 1: The Architect
Exclusive Access to the Dark Lord Note: this is the first article in a two-part series to document my interview with the fallen angel who sits on the throne of evil – Satan. Read the second article. Setting: We were in an office, basically a quiet, firelit study...
What the Extra 10 Percent Canada Tariff Means for Iowa
When Trump Punishes Canada, Iowa Pays the Price Canada is Iowa’s #1 trading partner, and our ag economies are deeply interconnected. They have both been upended by Trump tariffs, and the pain just got worse. When he saw a 30-second TV ad that explained the truth about...
When a Simple 30-Second Commercial Can Trigger Tariffs
Ronald Reagan gives his opinion about arbitrary tariffsWhen a TV Ad Can Change U.S. Trade Policy, We Have a Problem When Iowa farmers heard that President Trump had raised tariffs on Canada because of a TV commercial that made him angry, many were stunned – and then...