2023
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‘Attacks On Our Rights Are Coming:’ Iowa Democrats Preview Upcoming Fight On Abortion
Iowa Democrats aren’t sure how, but they do know Republicans won’t stop trying to take reproductive rights away.
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Iowa’s 17 Award-Winning Historic Preservation Projects for 2023
Iowa is full of old buildings—some over a hundred years old, and some with significant impacts on the communities they’re in.
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Planned Parenthood Makes Changes To Iowa Locations A Year Post-Roe
One year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, people seeking reproductive healthcare are feeling what was expected: lack of accessibility, uncertainty, rising costs, and fear. Despite increasing challenges, Planned Parenthood is responding with an abortion access plan to increase availability throughout Iowa. “The abortion access crisis across our country is a health care emergency, and…
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FCC Proposal Would Force Cable Companies To Institute ‘Up-Front’ Pricing
Have you ever signed up for cable or satellite service thinking you’d pay one price, only to have hidden junk fees added on at checkout? If so, here’s some good news: These types of fees, which have drawn criticism in recent years, could soon be a thing of the past. The Biden administration on Tuesday…
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Red Cross worried about ‘concerning’ blood donation shortfall
The American Red Cross is encouraging those eligible to donate blood soon, in light of a “concerning donation shortfall” over recent weeks.
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Drake Prof. Says Arkansas Ruling Could Affect Iowa’s Gender-Affirming Care Ban
An Arkansas district judge permanently enjoined the country’s first gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth, a decision that could potentially affect Iowa. Dozens of states, including Iowa, passed similar bans. U.S. District Judge Jay Moody ruled on Tuesday in favor of gender-affirming care for minors in Arkansas following a two-year battle with state politicians. Moody…
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4 Technologies That Aren’t That Big Today But Will Likely Be Massive In 20 Years
Here are some of the most promising technologies poised to become a more common part of everyday life.
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Under Fire for Accepting Luxury Fishing Trip From Conservative Donor
Justice Samuel Alito is the latest Supreme Court judge to come under scrutiny after a ProPublica report published Tuesday reveals that he went on an undisclosed luxury fishing trip with a prominent conservative donor more than a decade ago. According to ProPublica’s investigation, in 2008, Alito accepted the trip from two wealthy Republican donors: billionaire…
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Former Betsy DeVos Aide Is Iowa’s New Education Director
Iowa’s new director of the Iowa Department of Education is a former aide to billionaire Betsy DeVos, who has used her family’s wealth to fuel the rapid expansion of taxpayer-funded private school scholarships, including in the Hawkeye State. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Thursday that McKenzie Snow—the former DeVos aide—would lead Iowa’s Department of Education starting…
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New Republican Budget Plan Would Eliminate Free School Meals, Cut Social Security and Medicare
The 2024 election is more than a year away, but we got a glimpse into the priorities of House Republicans last week, when the Republican Study Committee (RSC) released its proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year, a 167-page document that calls for making cuts to Social Security and Medicare, eliminating free school meals for…
