WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden issued a series of warnings Wednesday night during his farewell address to the nation, while emphasizing the work still
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A rushed farm bill is a bad one
A five-year farm bill was supposed to have been approved last year, but was held up in the House over disagreements on food stamps, conservation,
Trump Immunity Claim a ‘Radical’ Departure from Democracy, Special Counsel Jack Smith Says
Donald Trump’s view of absolute immunity for actions he took as president would radically change U.S. democracy and give presidents unprecedented power akin to monarchs
Iowa House Sends Newly Amended Aea Bill Back to the Senate as Talks Continue
As Republican lawmakers worked toward an agreement on changes to Iowa’s Area Education Agencies, the House on Thursday sent back to the Senate an amended
Lawmakers need a history lesson on the rise of autocrats and fascists
So far this winter, Republicans have introduced multiple bills in the Iowa General Assembly designed to battle a fever dream of conservative buzzwords and bugaboos,
As the culture war wages, Iowa’s real problems are being ignored
Iowa is proving one party government has a cost. In the seven years since taking control of the House, Senate and governorship, Iowa Republicans have
Supreme Court justices, governors weigh how to ‘disagree better’ in a polarized nation
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Sonia Sotomayor spoke to the nation’s governors Friday about how they disagree on cases
The dog ate my farm bill and other Republican excuses
The new five-year federal farm program, which was due on the president’s desk no later than Sept. 30, 2023, is missing. Republicans, who run the
Ruling on Iowa book ban exposes falsity of backers’ claims.
Federal judge points to an alternative the governor and Legislature didn’t take. Iowa Writers ‘Collaborative. Linking Iowa readers and writers.Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds keeps trying
Democrats aim to design a presidential nomination process that gives everyone a voice – and produces a winning candidate
For the past few election cycles, the quartet of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina has had a lock on the early spots in
