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WATCH: Iowa journalist denied access to governor’s press briefing
A staffer for Gov. Kim Reynolds denied a local journalist access to an official press briefing before the Condition of the State address yesterday....
WATCH: Iowa Condition of the State 2026
Property taxes. Cancer fighting funding. And over-the-counter ivermectin? Zachary Oren Smith tuned in to Gov. Kim Reynolds' Condition of the State...
WATCH: What Iowa needs to address its water quality problem
Iowa has some of the worst water quality in the nation, and the pollution impacting us has been linked to the state's cancer crisis. Iowa Senate...
WATCH: Top Iowa Republican says protecting property owners from eminent domain is a priority
Speaker of the Iowa House Pat Grassley said even though Gov. Kim Reynolds didn't mention eminent domain in her Condition of the State speech, the...
WATCH: Top Iowa Republican says legislators are taking property taxes ‘very seriously’
On day one of the legislative session, Iowa Senate Republicans proposed sweeping changes to the state's property tax system. Gov. Kim Reynolds...
WATCH: Working Americans don’t benefit from foreign wars. Billionaires do.
The US has intervened in Venezuela. Nathan Sage, a Marine and Army vet, says wars are costing funding that could go toward helping people living here.
