By Edward Lynn Editor CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — At just 14 years old, Andrew Vaughn has already achieved more than most Scouts dream of in
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Iowa Senate Advances Constitutional Amendment on Remote Testimony
By: Robin Opsahl The Iowa Senate unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday to start the process of amending the state constitution to allow child victims to testify
House advances bill to change school nutrition standards
By: Cami Koons A bill passed the Iowa House Wednesday that would require schools to forgo federal nutrition standards to instead prioritize Iowa-specific guidelines. House Democrats,
Federal program that identifies the nation’s worst nursing homes still on hold
By: Clark Kauufman The long-running federal program that publicly identifies the nation’s worst nursing homes appears to be suspended under the Trump administration’s ongoing policy of
Want To Fix Food Deserts and Lower Food Prices? Enforce Antitrust Law, Activist Says
By Marty Schladen For now, anyway, grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons aren’t going to merge into a single grocery megagiant to confront Walmart, another megagiant.
Sen. Joni Ernst is Fibbing About Biden ‘Secret Spending’
There Joni Ernst goes again. U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst may not be as brazen as Sen. Katie Britt or Donald Trump when it comes to
Wastewater tests show COVID infections surging, but pandemic fatigue limits precautions
Although it’s spotty and inconsistent in many places, wastewater testing is pointing to a new wave of COVID-19 infections, with as many as one-third of
Billion-dollar Iowa business tied to pandemic relief is accused of wage violations
A Des Moines business that generated $1 billion in revenue helping companies collect pandemic-related tax credits threw lavish parties for executives before laying off half
IA Supreme Court hears arguments in alleged COVID coverup firing
Lawyers for the state told the Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday that it should reverse a lower court’s refusal to dismiss an alleged whistleblower’s wrongful-termination
Reynolds: ‘Now we are ready for the next challenge’
The Associated Press called Iowa’s gubernatorial contest for incumbent Kim Reynolds just minutes after the polls closed Tuesday night. Fending off a challenge from Democrat
