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Iowa411 News Briefs for December 14, 2025
Summary Two Iowa National Guard members were killed in a Syria ambush blamed on ISIS, marking the...
How an Iowa Newspaper Fanned the Flames of Misinformation
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Becomes a Link in Misinformation Chain In a recent guest editorial...
School Vouchers in Iowa
In recent years, one of the most significant and controversial shifts in Iowa’s education system...
Iowa411 News Briefs for December 13, 2025
Summary Republicans in Washington are accelerating a pattern. They advance bills they know cannot...
Iowa411 News Briefs for December 12, 2025
Summary Today’s stories follow a clear pattern. Policy choices driven by ideology and political...
The Skinny
Carbon Capture in Iowa
The New Carbon Economy Across the heartland, carbon capture and storage — often called CCS or CCUS — has become the next...
Iowa’s Soybean Crisis
Farmer Brown - Déjà vu all over againRounds of Tariffs Have Decimated Iowa Soybean Export Markets For Iowa’s soybean...
Iowa House Fearful of Weather-Altering Chemtrails
Legislating Fantasy: Iowa’s Chemtrail Bill is a Disturbing Sign of Anti-Science Governance In a stunning display of...