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Iowa Republican bill would classify all abortions as homicide
| February 10, 2026
Legislators have been happy to prosecute abortion providers in the past. But their new move is to target Iowans who get abortions themselves, classifying the procedure as a homicide. Iowa Republicans have been pushing for years to make abortions less accessible to Iowans and criminalize their healthcare providers. This session, however, Republicans are pushing legislation […]8 places in Iowa where you can learn about Black History
| February 9, 2026
Black history is important for everyone to learn about. Check out these eight places in Iowa where you can learn something new, from monuments to museums.Get to know Iowa’s winter Olympians and Paralympians
| February 9, 2026
Elite athletes with Iowa ties have competed in the Olympics and Paralympics for decades. Here are a few you should know.The Iowa industry that built families and fought racism—then vanished
| February 6, 2026
Iowa’s meatpacking history is an essential part of the state’s overall story. Here’s why.Farmers haven’t profited in a decade: Iowa Worker’s Almanac layoffs and news, Feb. 6, 2026
| February 6, 2026
Working-class news you can use for Feb. 6, 2026:In 1900, Buxton, Iowa, treated Black and white workers equally
| February 6, 2026
Buxton, Iowa, was an unincorporated mining town where Black and white residents lived, worked, and went to school side by side—with equal pay and no segregation. How? It was designed that way.Iowa Republicans push to eliminate school vaccine requirements, other sweeping changes
| February 5, 2026
As measles returns to the United States, Iowa Republicans want to remove school vaccine requirements shown to reduce spread of deadly viruses. Iowa Republicans advanced legislation Wednesday that would make Iowa the first state in the nation to completely eliminate vaccine requirements for K-12 students, marking a dramatic shift from nearly five decades of public […]‘I almost died trying to get an abortion in Iowa’—a mother of 4 speaks out
| February 4, 2026
This Iowa mother of four was heartbroken when her fetus received a fatal diagnosis. Then the pregnancy threatened her life, too.Feenstra leads primary in fundraising but faces grassroots backlash
| February 3, 2026
US Rep. Randy Feenstra enters the 2026 Iowa gubernatorial primary as the fundraising frontrunner, but roiling discontent among Republican activists threatens to undermine his campaign. US Rep. Randy Feenstra has an ideal perch in the Iowa Republican primary for governor. The northwestern Iowa congressman raised $4.3 million in his campaign’s first seven months, fundraising circles […]Protests and rallies around Iowa: Feb 3-10, 2026
| February 3, 2026
Protests and rallies around Iowa for Feb 3-10, 2026:It’s 2026 and you’re uninsured. Now what?
| February 3, 2026
Health policy changes in Washington will ripple through the country, resulting in millions of Americans losing their Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage and becoming uninsured. But there are still ways to find care.The economy is great again (LOL): Iowa Worker’s Almanac layoffs and news, Jan. 29, 2026
| January 30, 2026
The economy is great again? That's what US Rep. Ashley Hinson, running for US Senate, wrote in a Des Moines Register opinion piece this week in advance of President Donald Trump's speech where he tried saying the same thing while he was in Clive Tuesday.
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8 places in Iowa where you can learn about Black History
| February 9, 2026
Black history is important for everyone to learn about. Check out these eight places in Iowa where you can learn something new, from monuments to museums.The Iowa industry that built families and fought racism—then vanished
| February 6, 2026
Iowa’s meatpacking history is an essential part of the state’s overall story. Here’s why.Oppose ICE? Here’s how you can take action
| January 29, 2026
Here are some action tools to help stop ICE funding, halt detention expansion, and demand accountability from Congress.Oppose ICE? Here’s how you can take action
| January 29, 2026
Here are some action tools to help stop ICE funding, halt detention expansion, and demand accountability from Congress.OPINION: If Trump really cared about Main Street, Iowa would feel it
| January 28, 2026
President Donald Trump visited Iowa this week, touting his economic record and asking voters to believe he stands with working people, small businesses, and farmers. As business and farm leaders who live this economy every day, we wish that were true. But what matters to Main Street Iowa is not the stagecraft. It is whether […]Guest post: Correcting the record about Carrie Chapman Catt
| January 16, 2026
I appreciate Sam Cohen January 12, 2026, essay, “All about Arabella Mansfield and 3 other Iowa women to made history.” Yet I must object to Cohen’s third paragraph in her discussion of Carrie Chapman Catt.Bing, Gucci, and more: Get to know Iowa’s viral animal stars
| January 16, 2026
Iowa animals have been going viral for over a decade. Here are some of the state’s biggest animal stars.All about Arabella Mansfield and 3 other Iowa women who made history
| January 12, 2026
Arabella Mansfield, Getrude Rush, Edna Griffin, and Carrie Chapman Catt made history in Iowa and beyond. Here are their stories.
