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Bills on Elections, Immigration and Guns Squeak Past Legislature’s ‘Funnel’ Deadline
By Robin Opsahl Iowa lawmakers approved bills on elections, firearms and immigration law enforcement Thursday just ahead of the Legislature’s first “funnel” deadline of the
What Kind of Revolution is In Store for America?
The balance of power may be in for a shift by Dave Nagle, Iowa Capital Dispatch November 21, 2024 It is always a good day
Hardened hearts and short-sightedness at the Iowa Capitol
Republicans in the Iowa House hate government freebies. Unless it’s their corporate friends who get them. The latest evidence of this hypocrisy is the effort
Suit Alleging Suppression of Free Speech Met With Skepticism at U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court seemed skeptical Monday of a lawsuit alleging the federal government colluded with social media companies to suppress the freedom
The End of Anti-Woke Politics?
Well, well, well — look who’s waking up and raring to go: Mr. and Ms. Woke! We so-called “woke” people have been the target of
Which Bills Survived, Which Died As Second ‘funnel Week’ Ends At The Iowa Capitol
As lawmakers ended the second “funnel” deadline of the 2024 legislative session, many of the priorities laid out by Republican leadership at the beginning of
Utility Board Meeting Addresses Infrastructure and Legal Matters
The Utility Board convened bright and early on Monday at 7 am with trustees Peterson, Ryerson, Bisson, Jeske, and Ketihman, City Administrator Davis, Wastewater Superintendent
Don’t be fooled by political wedge issues disguised as ‘simple solutions’
One of the fallacies of politics these days is the notion of simple solutions. Regardless of whether the problem is immigration, the homeless, gun ownership
Here’s what it looks like when democracy tumbles into an autocracy
President Joe Biden has declared that the fall election could well determine the fate of a democracy in the United States. According to the president,
