2023
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5 Inspiring Facts About Iowa’s Trailblazing First Lady Lou Henry Hoover
Sure, you probably know about Iowa’s only US President. But did you know his wife was an amazing humanitarian (and cool as hell)? Credited with being the person who started Girl Scout cookie sales nationwide, Iowa native and First Lady Lou Henry Hoover also traveled the world, helped save Americans during World War I, fought…
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Bill To Strip LGBTQ Parents’ Rights Set To Become Law In Iowa
As LGBTQ Iowans and supporters watched from the Iowa House gallery on Wednesday, most Republicans in that chamber signed off on a bill that strips parents of transgender and non-binary kids of the right to make healthcare decisions for their own children. The House voted 58-39 on a bill to prohibit gender-affirming care for anyone…
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Skyscrapers in Iowa: Here Are Our 10 Tallest Buildings
Iowa doesn’t have the tallest buildings in the world (or country, or region), but we do have a few skyscrapers. Most are in Des Moines, Iowa’s capital and largest city (but not all). One was even (for a time) the tallest building in the upper Midwest! Here are the top ten tallest buildings in Iowa…
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Republican-Led Iowa Senate Passes Homophobic Bills Aimed At LGBTQ Kids
Following the passage of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ voucher bill, Iowa Republicans in the state house have honed in on homophobic bills that attack LGBTQ Iowans. Two of those bills came one step closer to becoming law on Tuesday. During a marathon day of debate, the Iowa Senate advanced a bill to deny gender-affirming care for…
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GOP Senator Wants To Limit State Auditor’s Ability To Audit
An Iowa Republican senator introduced a piece of legislation Tuesday that would restrict the powers of the Iowa State Auditor’s office. SF 478 would “auditor of state shall not have access to the income tax returns of individuals, or to an individual’s name or residential address from a reportable disease report under section 139A.3, medical…
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Biden Proposes Taxes on the Rich to Strengthen Medicare Funding
President Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced a plan to boost Medicare funding by raising taxes on the wealthy and expanding the government program’s ability to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. Biden’s plan would increase the Medicare tax rate on Americans earning above $400,000 from 3.8% to 5%, a move that the White House estimates would…
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GOP Plans Could Include Cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act
Speaking at a recreation center in Virginia last week, President Biden asserted that Republican lawmakers could put millions of Americans’ health care at risk if they continue to push for plans that include drastic spending cuts to key programs like Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Biden, who is set to release his budget…
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2 Waterloo Parks Get $1M Funding Boost
Gates Park and Byrnes Park in Waterloo are one step closer to construction, thanks to a $1 million grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority. Gates Park will be able to add a splash pad, an inclusion park (a playground accessible to people with disabilities), an amphitheater and lighted basketball courts with a roller-skating track…
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81 People Laid Off After Grundy Center Food Plant Abruptly Closes
A major eastern Iowa employer has closed abruptly, laying off 81 people. Richelieu Foods in Grundy Center told Iowa Workforce Development on Feb. 28 it would be getting rid of 81 jobs by April 28 and closing its plant. According to the Grundy Register, the company closed the plant the same day it made the…
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Guest Post: Some Of Iowa’s Republican Officials Lack Decorum
Since I became of voting age in 2015, I’ve been involved in politics and have contacted my legislators when I feel bills are against the good of the people in Iowa. In the last few years, I have encountered a shocking lack of decorum by many of these legislators and I’m finally done with it…
