Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand recently received a crash course on Primary Health Care's Homeless Support Services in Des Moines, and how state and federal funding keeps the program afloat. What makes Primary Health Care’s Homeless Support Services unique is that a...
It was after midnight on May 20, 2021, but every face in Gov. Kim Reynolds' private office at the State Capitol Building was full of maskless smiles. They had succeeded. Reynolds signed a law that banned schools from requiring masks. At the governor’s shoulder, two...
Since President Joe Biden announced his plan to relieve college graduates from a portion of their crushing student loan debts, Republicans have gone all-in on criticizing the idea of relief. And that’s also meant indirectly—and sometimes directly—criticizing the...
Sen. Chuck Grassley holds a pristine A+ rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund while Mike Franken, his Democratic challenger, has an F rating, which should give a clear indication of where the two stand on the issue of gun control. During a Columbus Junction...
Unsurprisingly, abortion was the most fiery topic to come up in the debate between Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne and Republican challenger State Sen. Zach Nunn. Both candidates for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District have campaigned on the issue, and on Thursday both...
Mike Franken, Iowa's Democratic US Senate Candidate, has been calling out Republic Chuck Grassley for accepting campaign contributions from corporations as the former Navy admiral tries to unseat the longtime senator. Specifically, Franken’s campaign has called out...
When he was in middle school, Ren figured out how to avoid the bullies. He knew he could take the long way around in hallways or avoid certain areas so he didn’t have to hear slurs or the name he doesn’t use anymore. It didn’t always work, of course, so Ren also...
Soon, electric vehicle charging stations will be available along hundreds of miles of Iowa roadway. The US Department of Transportation (US DOT) approved Iowa’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Deployment Plan on Tuesday. Iowa will receive $51.4 million over...
The latest campaign ad for Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) starts with one of the half-truths she’s known to trot out. “When the baby formula shortage hit, Ashley Hinson worked to increase the supply,” women say at the beginning of Hinson’s “WORKS FOR MOMS” ad...
After several contentious meetings about the issue, the Johnston School Board voted 1-6 on Monday on an approval of a district equity audit, postponing a project led by former DEI director Louis Fountain who resigned in August. According to some board members, the...
