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State Requests Auditor to Reverse 2020 Audit Results
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Accurate Historical Records and the Danger of Erasing History
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The Skinny
Regents Approve DEI and Critical Race Theory Course Reviews
Iowa Regents Approve DEI and Critical Race Theory Reviews of University CoursesIowa Regents to Examine General Education...
Iowa Values: Who Are We, and Who Do We Want to Be?
The Values That Built Iowa and the Questions We Face Today Politics dominates the headlines. Campaigns. Polls. Elections....
Trump Declares Victory. Iran Collects the Prize.
Peace Deal or Capitulation? Critics Question Trump's Iran AgreementDid Trump Just Hand Iran a Strategic Victory? President...
Regents to Hire Governor’s Staffer without a Job Search
Regents to hire governor’s staffer as ‘chief efficiency officer’ State Position to Be Filled without a Job Posting or...
The Problem With a Ballot Dispute Based on Technicalities
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Trump Declares Victory in Iran. Again.
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GOP Tries to Push 3 Libertarian Candidates Off the Ballot
Ballot Integrity or Political Strategy?Republicans Again Challenge Iowa Libertarian Candidates Three Libertarian candidates...