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The Cost of Outsourcing Government Accountability
The Cost of Outsourcing Accountability: Medicaid, Private Insurers, and Iowa ValuesAn Iowa411 Iowa Values EditorialThe Cost...
Should Iowa Continue to Have Medicaid Run by Private Insurers?
Medicaid Insurers’ Contracts on the Line in Tight Governor’s Race
When Leadership Refuses to Admit Failure
Leadership is not measured by how often things go right. It is measured by what happens when they go wrong.An Iowa411 Iowa...
DOJ Admits Trump’s Reflecting Pool Project Was “Botched”
DOJ Drops Reflecting Pool Felony Charge After Admitting Damage Was Construction FailureProsecutors say Interior Department...
Trump’s Pet Projects Raise Questions About National Priorities
Trump's Dulles Airport Plan Raises Questions About Presidential PrioritiesAn Iowa411 Iowa Values EditorialPriorities Define...
Mortgage Rates Reach an Ominous 6.66%
Mortgage Rates Reach an Ominous 6.66% as Global Tensions Drive Costs HigherHomes.com reports that mortgage rates climbed to...
Trump Orders Revisionist Messages Outside U.S. History Museum
Warning Signs Placed Outside Smithsonian History MuseumCritics say latest order expands debate over government's role in...
Editorial and Opinion
Iowa411 News Briefs for January 30, 2026
Summary Taken together, these four stories reveal a profound contrast in how democratic societies approach information and...
Iowa411 News Briefs for January 29, 2026
Summary At the national level, President Donald Trump’s renewed declaration that year-round E15 ethanol sales are “very...
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...
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