Authoritarianism tries to convince people their voices don't matter—but DOGE backlash and Trump's walk-back on Social Security cuts following widespread outrage suggest otherwise.
Ashley Hinson voted to cut social security by $452 million—a move that voters from both parties oppose.
But when it comes to these issues, people push back and politicians listen.
Brian Meyer says his caucus wants to propose legislation to make things cheaper for Iowans.
Factory farms in Iowa generate 110 million pounds of manure per year, but no one tracks where it's going (Hint: our water).
Case New Holland has pulled in $6.6 billion over the last three years, yet they're shutting down its Burlington, Iowa plant in 2026—which has given them $22 million in tax abatements since 1997.
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UnityPoint nurses likely win union: With a vote of 871-666, despite 251 ballots being challenged, the math is mathing in favor of the 1,776 Des Moines-based nurses getting to unionize with Teamsters.
Evidence-based curricula. That’s what you want taught in Iowa schools, right?
Republicans across the country, including Iowa, have been pushing to require students to watch a video produced by an extreme anti-abortion group—but it’s medically inaccurate and uses political propaganda.
The good news? There are evidence-based alternatives that teachers can use when it comes time to teach fetal development education in the second half of the school year.
✏️: Salina Heller
How a Human Embryo Develops—Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/video/Human-embryonic-development-birth-fertilization/-220087?fbclid=IwY2xjawOtIahleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFSWldqU1lGeFBBN2ExcmtCc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHupGPj5kKNZ6D-2-jMJsrZV5WQkXqWAmKn--qNWVGyiyHTTkL54IzIt77T5-_aem_oKIjGvZzBfqYQx3kL-8r0A&brid=sVMqRylSWIviHjpvOmAiLA
Pregnancy 101—National Geographic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEfnq4Q4bfk&fbclid=IwY2xjawOtIWlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFSWldqU1lGeFBBN2ExcmtCc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHs5G2LIBnECzdnSAshrI5GZCfn4L1uM5DqOrVZ_ObthbdiXvisJP39Nn4i0X_aem_C63B_YPd-7pncrMflg7Xsw&brid=QmZsCfMoRG2qOR25rgvUfg
An Allegiant pilot based in Des Moines says pilots have been negotiating with the airline for five years just to get the same pay other pilots get.
The biggest threat to working Iowans isn't your neighbor. It's corporate greed. Every time.
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US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, the Republican congresswoman for Iowa's 1st District, recently changed her voter registration to Iowa's 3rd—despite still representing, and running for reelection, in the 1st.
