2023
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Urbandale Schools Trying To Navigate Iowa’s Anti-LGBTQ Law
The Urbandale School District provided no further clarity on how it will enforce the new state-mandated teaching restrictions for LGBTQ topics at Monday’s school board meeting. Superintendent Dr. Rosalie Daca said, “If your major concern is the gender identity book piece, we aren’t going to make any decisions on how we’re going to tackle that.”…
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These 10 High-Priced Drugs Are Set To Become Cheaper for Seniors
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced the first 10 prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations, a major milestone in Democrats’ push to lower drug prices by taking advantage of the federal government’s purchasing power. The drugs include the blood thinners Eliquis and Xarelto, as well as the diabetes drugs Jardiance, Januvia, and Farxiga. The…
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Doctors Say Iowa Abortion Ban Could Worsen OB-GYN Shortage
Iowa doesn’t have enough maternal health care specialists, and that long-standing problem could get worse if the recently passed six-week abortion ban goes into effect. The ban penalizes doctors for performing abortions if electrical impulses are detected in the fetus. There are limited, vague exceptions for rape, incest, fetal abnormalities that will result in death…
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Blue Supermoon: A Once-in-a-Blue-Moon Celestial Event
Have you ever wondered what “once in a blue moon” means? Since there’s a blue supermoon looming on the horizon, literally (it’s going to appear at its peak on August 30), we wanted to dive into the meaning behind the common saying and shed some light on just how rare blue supermoons actually are. What…
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Ramaswamy: Teens Would Choose TikTok Over Voting Rights
Vivek Ramaswamy would ban anyone under 16 from having social media accounts and believes members of Gen Z would choose TikTok over voting rights if forced to decide. The Ohio businessman and 2024 Republican president candidate shared these thoughts during Friday stops in Indianola, Pella, and Newton. Ramaswamy was fresh off his scene-stealing appearance at…
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Meet Iowa’s Newest Hall of Fame Inductees
The state’s first Black woman judge, a longtime mayor and a health-focused community organizer are this year’s three new honorees inducted into the Iowa’s Women’s Hall of Fame.
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Guest Post: I’m a Teacher Wasting Valuable Time on Iowa’s Nonsense New Laws
School started last week. It was crazy—but, like, actually crazy. Typically, before it actually starts and during our back-to-school meetings, we go over the standard back-to-school spiel: Be welcoming, get to know kids, remember to finish trainings, explanation of this year’s initiative (which is NOT another thing to add to your plate, but rather a…
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‘Poor Management’ Reason for First-Day Strike at Iowa City Starbucks
Iowa City Starbucks workers went on strike for the second time this summer, this time taking recurring issues with their site’s manager to the picket line. The Iowa City Starbucks, located at Burlington and Clinton in downtown, is the first and so far only Starbucks in Iowa to unionize. Their efforts to meet with the…
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Pelicans Are Migrating Through Iowa Now. Here’s How to See Them
Soon, Iowa will be hosting thousands of American white pelicans on their way from Canada and the northern Midwest to Mexico, the southern US and Central America.
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Guest Post: What Private Schools Get Wrong About Iowa’s School Vouchers
The Students First Act will continue to hobble Iowa’s public schools while providing subsidies to private school parents who typically have the resources to cover the cost of their children’s tuition. The claims some are making—that such a program is more equitable—are untrue. On Aug. 18, Iowa PBS’s Iowa Press hosted Josh Bowar, Sioux Center…
