By: Robin Opsahl Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told Iowans on his first stop of a national town hall tour that he wanted to give a voice
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Immigration Buoyed Population in Large Counties, Agricultural Midwest
Immigration was the biggest factor in population growth for many booming Sun Belt counties as well as for the agricultural Midwest, according to
Deadline Approaches on New Laws That Would Greatly Affect All Iowans
By Edward Lynn Editor DES MOINES, Iowa — As the Iowa Legislature moves past its first major deadline of the 2025 session, lawmakers are poised
Funnel Week 2025: What Bills Are Alive, Dead at Iowa Statehouse After First Deadline
by Robin Opsahl, The bills that survived the first major deadline of Iowa’s 2025 legislative session show that Republicans have moved forward with a number
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
Here’s the Latest on How States (Including Iowa) Are Cooperating With Trump’s Deportation Plans
Conservative cities and states across the country have taken to President Donald Trump’s deportation plans and are increasing cooperation with federal authorities — even
Iowa Legislature convenes for 2025 session with focus on property taxes, schools
The Iowa Legislature convened for the 2025 legislative session Monday with a new slate of legislators and goals to pass property tax and school
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
DREAM Iowa Scholarship application deadline approaching
Established in 2018 and granted by DREAM Iowa Inc., a 501c3 non-profit corporation, the DREAM Iowa Scholarship is intended “to provide monetary support for immigrant
