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Legal group files brief to support blocking law banning books from Iowa K-12 schools
Iowa News Midwest News

July 30, 2025July 29, 20254 min read Editor

Legal group files brief to support blocking law banning books from Iowa K-12 schools

by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 28, 2025 A legal organization focused on freedom of expression filed a new legal brief Monday asking the

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Libraries Are Priceless — And They Need Our Support
Opinion US Opinion

April 16, 2025April 15, 20254 min read DM

Libraries Are Priceless — And They Need Our Support

Slashing federal library funding will have devastating repercussions, especially in rural areas and small towns. By Aspen Coriz-Romero Growing up as an avid reader, I loved

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Iowa Opinion Opinion

February 28, 2025February 28, 20255 min read DM

Lawmakers’ Obscenity Purge Focuses on Wrong Targets

  The Iowa Legislature wants to keep sexually explicit materials out of the hands of minors. That seems like a reasonable enough goal, but lawmakers

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Librarians Gain Protections in Some States As Book Bans Soar
Iowa News US News

January 19, 2025January 19, 20259 min read DM

Librarians Gain Protections in Some States As Book Bans Soar

  Karen Grant and fellow school librarians throughout New Jersey have heard an increasingly loud chorus of parents and conservative activists demanding that certain books

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