The Iowa Department of Education would have to sign off on every textbook, article, video or other educational material used in a public school's social studies class, with a public review process for each following it, under a new proposal from a group of Iowa...
US Rep. Ashley Hinson compared the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to socialism, but that didn’t stop her from taking credit for funds from the legislation that she voted against. The US Army Corps of Engineers allocated $829.1 million from the...
A Fairfield city official went on a conspiracy-theory fueled tangent at Monday’s city council meeting after the city was asked to approve a statement of intent supporting diversity and equity. The statement would not be legally enforceable and was drafted by the...
I live the kind of life in which a simple tubing trip with friends turns into a life-or-death excursion on a river, so it's no surprise my engagement story is, well, a story. I spent 10 days with my girlfriend-turned-fiancee, her parents, her brother, and his...
Iowa’s proposed flat tax rate will have a major winner: The Rich. Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to create a 4% flat tax rate over four years would benefit higher earners, according to longtime Iowa State University economist Dave Swenson. “You're going to get a...
Gov. Kim Reynolds is using books as the latest excuse to defund public schools. Reynolds used Tuesday’s 2022 Condition of the State address to hitch her wagon to state Sen. Jake Chapman’s crusade against books he finds objectionable being placed in public schools....
This year was unique because I spent half of it working outside of journalism. I got back in the game full time in July and was able to write some pretty good stuff ranging from ridiculous—honestly, some of my favorite kind of stories—to serious deep dives on...
Miranda Bratland is blunt about why Iowa is experiencing a teacher shortage: “It’s a sinking ship.” “I love teaching,” said Bratland, a third-grade teacher in Newton. “I love working with kids. I’m sick of the red tape. We’ve been asked to do the impossible during...
Iowa is known for its rich soil, and a group of Mormon researchers hope that same soil holds the secrets to a lost sacred city. The Heartland Research Group thinks it may have found the site of Zarahemla—a notable city in the Book of Mormon—outside of Montrose, a...
The wife of a defeated Boone City Council candidate is accused of assaulting three people—including one of whom she blamed for her husband’s loss—following Monday’s Boone Utility Commission meeting. According to a criminal complaint, Amy Rasmussen, 54, took...
