Henry Riding—spelled Ridings in some instances—was born into enslavement in Missouri and died as the wealthiest Black man in Sioux City. Born in Lexington, Missouri, in 1839, Riding literally fought for his freedom as a Union soldier during the Civil War. He served...
Chuck Grassley was honest when asked if he would join former President Donald Trump’s new social media platform, Truth Social. “I hope they’ll have me,” Grassley said. “I don’t know if they will or not.” Iowa’s senior US Senator was asked the question during an...
Add Johnston to the growing list of Iowa school boards that have passed resolutions opposing school vouchers and similar legislation that redirects public funds to private schools. The Johnston Community School District School Board approved its resolution in a 4-2...
Rep. Jeff Shipley made at least 10 references to transgender Iowans having a mental illness and he diagnosed them with gender dysmorphia at least 11 times during Monday’s Iowa House floor debate to ban transgender girls and women from playing women's school sports....
A rural Iowa school superintendent shared some insight on how educators are feeling about being in the political crosshairs during an Iowa House Education Subcommittee hearing on Thursday. "We're working like dogs to have additional requirements so that everybody...
The Osage School Board made two requests in a letter it wrote to the Iowa House and Senate education committees: More funding and no school vouchers. State lawmakers agreed to a 2.5% increase to State Supplemental Aid on Monday, although some Iowa Democrats...
Iowa House Democrats tried to add provisions to the House Republicans’ tax plan that would have provided tax credits in a range of areas including child care and emergency service volunteers, but the tax reform bill passed as is after a nearly two-hour floor debate...
An Iowa union member had a warning to Iowa Republicans pushing for a flat tax rate. “This bill contains glitter—some may see as improvement—but beware, the flax tax benefits the wealthiest of taxpayers by far the most," said Pete Hird, secretary-treasurer of the...
The Dr. Walter Cunningham School for Excellence is one of 11 public elementary schools in the Waterloo School District and it is named after a barrier-breaking educator. Cunningham was the first Black person to become a high school principal in Iowa when he was...
Passages from a number of books that could be considered “obscene” under an enhanced legal definition of the word were read during a Thursday Iowa Senate subcommittee hearing, including an excerpt from the Bible. Keenan Crow, director of policy and advocacy for One...
