by Zachary Oren Smith | Dec 11, 2024 | LOCAL NEWS
In a political environment marked by partisanship, former US Rep. Jim Leach, who died this week, pushed back on his party’s acceptance of Trumpism. Jim Leach died at 82, leaving behind a long career in public service. Born and raised in Davenport, Iowa, Leach served...
by Isabel Soisson | Dec 11, 2024 | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that 30% of these anti-abortion ‘fake clinics’ promote “abortion pill reversal,” a treatment that’s not backed by science and does not meet clinical standards. So-called “crisis pregnancy centers” are...
by Amie Rivers | Dec 11, 2024 | LOCAL VIDEO
Politics has a short memory. And consequently, it’s challenging to remember that the movement for reproductive rights does not begin with Dobbs or even Roe v. Wade. People here in Iowa and elsewhere have been locked in a fight for reproductive freedom that far...
by Zachary Oren Smith | Dec 11, 2024 | STATE LEGISLATURE
While it needs Republican buy-in, Democrats in the Iowa Legislature plan to reintroduce Summer EBT bill that would have Iowa put $29 million to work feeding 240,000 kids. Child hunger continues to plague Iowa. According to Feeding America, 110,500 children—or 1 in 6...
by Zachary Oren Smith | Dec 9, 2024 | TRUMP
After a tough week, Sen. Joni Ernst is suddenly warming to Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth as US Secretary of Defense. This after intensive public campaign pressuring her to say ‘yes’ to the Fox News host. Since November, US Sen. Joni Ernst has been in the hot...
