News
The Hook: How Trump Benefits from False Claims
The Trump Tactic for Avoiding Questions about His Big LiesThe $15 billion Iowa steel mill may become everything Trump says...
Trump Announces $15 Billion Steel Mill for Southeast Iowa
Suspicions raised due to lack of details, timing of announcementThe massive project could bring thousands of jobs and make...
Iowa Legislators at Odds Over the Iran War
Hinson Calls for End to Iran War as Grassley and Ernst Vote to Continue ItIowa Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson is now calling...
Breaking With Trump, or Just His Poll Numbers?
Candidates show some dissent over the Iran war, as Grassley and Ernst vote against limiting Trump’s war powersIowa...
Has the UI Center Lost Its Academic Legitimacy?
How Much Academic Legitimacy Does Iowa's Center for Intellectual Freedom Have Left?Eleven scholars recruited to help...
Trump Lost His Lawsuit. But Did the Lawsuit Fail?
An Iowa judge threw out Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Gannett and pollster J. Ann Selzer. But after nearly two years of...
As Iowans Suffer, Grassley Turns His Focus to Transgender Sports
Iowa already prohibits transgender girls from competing in girls' sports. With farmers struggling with diesel prices and...
Editorial and Opinion
Editorial: “Write Nothing You Wouldn’t Want Iowans to Read”
“Write Nothing You Wouldn’t Want Iowans to Read”: A Simple Rule Iowa Government Seems to Be Forgetting When I was a child,...
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 Des Moines Register by...
GOP’s “Intellectual Freedom” Is Neither Intellectual nor Free
Iowa GOP’s Push for “Intellectual Freedom” Is Neither Intellectual nor FreeAnalysisWhen politicians dictate what...
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 rapidly evolving into a...
Iowa House Chooses Cruelty Over Governance
Iowa House Advances Anti-Trans and Anti-Accountability Bills in One More Culture-War Offensive Iowa Hate The Iowa House on...
Iowa411 News Briefs for March 5, 2026
Summary Three major policy debates in the Iowa Legislature reveal competing priorities as the state faces budget pressure...
Iowa411 News Briefs for March 4, 2026
Summary Today’s developments highlight three very different ways government decisions affect Iowa. Military escalation...
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