The private school voucher program pursued by Gov. Kim Reynolds and other Republican leaders in the legislature doesn’t have widespread support from Iowans. Conversations during the legislative session showed widespread pushback to the proposal, and Data for...
A strong majority of Iowans oppose efforts to restrict abortion access. And yet, Iowa's Republican leaders, including Gov. Kim Reynolds today, continue pushing to implement new government restrictions and bans on women and others' health care decisions. According...
In a country where insulin costs an average of almost $99, Sen. Chuck Grassley voted against a piece of legislation that would cap the price of insulin at $35 a month for those who have private insurance. Grassley’s vote—along with the majority of his Republican...
Seven anonymous Iowa parents are suing the Linn-Mar Community School District over a policy that aims to protect transgender and nonbinary students from discrimination. The district allows students to create Gender Support Plans and use their preferred name and...
Kansas, a conservative-majority state in the Midwest, will continue to protect abortion access in the state constitution. That’s because, on Tuesday night, Kansas voters broke turnout expectations to resoundingly oppose a Republican amendment meant to remove the...
It's no secret that Iowa lags behind other states in broadband coverage and a new map amplifies that shortcoming. The Iowa Department of Management Department of Management Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and Gov. Kim Reynolds released a new,...
A debate about pit bulls has ignited an Eastern Iowa community after 10 dog owners were notified they had to get rid of their pets. All of this has boiled over in Keystone, a small town in Benton County, where residents have wondered what will happen to their dogs,...
When Daniel Gutmann won the special election for a seat on the Urbandale School Board, he did it despite significant challenges from the right. Gutmann is an openly gay elementary school teacher, a member of the teacher’s union, a Democrat, and an outspoken...
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Justice David May as her newest Iowa Supreme Court appointment. May is replacing retiring-Justice Brent Appel, who was appointed in 2006 by Gov. Tom Vilsack. Iowa code requires judges to retire at 72, and Appel hit that mark on July 12....
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told Iowans last Thursday she values access to contraception and women making decisions for themselves. Then she voted against a bill that would protect women’s ability to do those two things. Miller-Meeks and Rep. Ashely Hinson, both...
