Cedar Rapids bridge won’t bend toward justice
City names the "Arc of Justice" bridge, then drops the name for fear of losing federal funding from the Trump administration
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All political careers are going to die. For heaven’s sake, does that include Joni Ernst?
"We're all going to die" gaffe is being deployed against Republicans across the country
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Reynolds saved a pipeline for her people
Her veto is about as surprising as finding nitrates in an Iowa river.
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Iowa Satanic Temple is standing up for our rights
Holiday event was barred from the Capitol for phony concerns about kids
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Scuttle's spirit cannot be broken
Sure, now he's blind. But never count him out
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Ernst follows gaffe with phony Medicaid claims
Sen. Joni Ernst shows contempt for her constituents and their health care
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Iowa’s SNAP pop ban tastes like paternal punishment
Republicans are targeting low-income Iowans from multiple directions.
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May 2025

Iowa lawmakers rose to the moment during Black Lives Matter protests, but it didn’t last
After unanimously passing police reforms, Republicans adopted Trump's view of racial justice protests
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Big Beautiful Bill backers come home for an Iowa grilling
Medicaid cuts endangering health care in Iowa are on the menu
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Erasing civil rights will be Iowa Republicans’ 2025 legacy
This legislative session was defined on Feb. 27. That’s the day the House and Senate voted to remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act…
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As prophesied, Rob Sand is running for governor
Iowa Democrats' survival is on the ballot in 2026. No pressure
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Is this is what Trump voters in Iowa wanted?
Tariffs, library and museum cuts, reduced medical research, defunded weather forecast, and kicking refugees out the country. GOP leaders say this is…
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