Iowa Republicans really seem to feel like they "own" the State Auditor's office. At an event earlier this month in Eldora, GOP nominee Todd Halbur told a crowd at the local Republican Sweet Corn...
The last time Sen. Chuck Grassley held an open town hall meeting, he got an earful from Iowans upset over unaddressed gun violence. The tense exchanges and Grassley's explanations drew national...
Companies engaged in so-called union-busting tactics, such as hiring expensive law firms to subject their employees to anti-union meetings, can currently treat those expenses as tax write-offs....
The smell of the animal barns and the onslaught of the tacky T-shirts and motorized scooters zipping through crowds could only mean one thing: I'm at the Iowa State Fair. My mission was simple,...
Democrats recently passed a huge package to increase fairness in America, from ensuring corporations pay their fair share of taxes to decreasing the cost of health care for America's senior...
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...
Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents the most economically muscular district in the nation’s history in Silicon Valley, wants to see the wealth generated in his corner of California — and its...
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...
People want one basic thing from their elected officials, says Dr. Mary Kathleen Figaro: Someone who cares. Well, that and someone who shares their values. Figaro, who announced she would run for...
Eating absurd and sometimes bizarre foods is a right of passage for people who attend the annual Iowa State Fair. Fortunately for us, this year’s vendors seem to have outdone themselves with...
