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Report: Ashley Hinson took thousands from donors named in the Epstein files while declining to force their release
Labor
Workers at Iowa’s public universities are unionizing
Politics
Three Iowa women could flip the House
Labor
Legal Haitian workers suddenly not legal: Iowa worker news and layoffs, July 30, 2026
Obama says Iowans are “ready for change” in key Senate race
‘Nobody is gonna come save us:’ Iowa’s university workers form different kind of union
Who’s actually paying for Iowa’s farm crisis?
Iowa Democrats release video game about Zach Lahn’s plane
Evidence-based healthcare is losing to politics in Iowa
Rob Sand wants Iowa to take on Big Tech over kids’ safety
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Business
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What to know about Iowa’s only pay-it-forward café
OPINION: If Trump really cared about Main Street, Iowa would feel it
Ditch the big brands: 12 Iowa-made swaps for everyday essentials
15 best indie bookstores in Iowa
Cannabis
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Sand and Muhbauer outline their plan to bring tax dollars to Iowa through legal marijuana
Rob Sand unveils cannabis legalization plan, a potential solution to Iowa’s $1.4 billion budget hole
Medical CBD expansion bill passes first hurdle
Her kid needs CBD to control his seizures. A new Iowa law makes it a crime
Civil Rights
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Iowan Zach Mecham sounds the alarm on DOJ challenging the Americans with Disabilities Act
Is Iowa serving justice or just punishment?
You’re legally allowed to take time off work to vote in Iowa
You have the right to take time off to vote in Iowa
Crime & Safety
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ICE raids increasing in Iowa
Iowa knows what works to prevent crime. It’s choosing not to fund it
Solving a crisis without armed police? This Ottumwa woman thinks it could work
5 of the biggest true crime cases in Iowa history
Economy
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Rob Sand pushes for Iowa to raise minimum wage and legalize marijuana
As Iowa farmers continue to feel impacts of tariffs, a look back at Rep. Miller-Meeks doubling down
Key issues have brought Iowa candidates front and center in national discourse
Zach Wahls makes the case for a 5% wealth tax on billionaires
Education
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This Iowa Rep’s private school is funded by vouchers
Rob Sand calls for school voucher program reform
Iowa private school tuition has grown since the voucher program
Here’s why two CCA grads continue to support their growing school district
Elections
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Hinson says clinic closure talk is ‘lying by omission.’ State records tell another story
Trump admits no evidence Iowa poll was rigged—but wants Selzer’s files anyway
Trump’s push for ID has nothing to do with the election threats Iowa faces
Peterman wants to reverse Iowa Republicans’ cuts to early voting
Environment
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Pesticide drift could have ruined Iowa farmer’s crop
Palo City Council advances data center ordinance despite fierce opposition
Inside Ames listening session on proposed data centers
Is corn sweat to blame for Iowa’s heat wave?
Healthcare
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Gov. Reynolds asks UIHC to lower cancer bills: Iowa worker news and layoffs for July 23, 2026
Rob Sand says Iowa raised health care taxes to boost private Medicaid profits
Republicans let Affordable Care Act subsidies expire
Iowa insurers seek premium hikes for 2027
Housing
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What $1,000 rent gets you in Iowa right now
Prices up 3.8% from last year, highest since 2023: Iowa worker news and layoffs for May 14, 2026
A private equity firm bought this Iowa mobile home park. Now, residents say it’s sinking into the ground.
Looking for cheap rent in Iowa? Try these 7 cities
Immigration
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New immigrant stories project trying to save Iowa’s story
Common Thread Iowa is telling the state’s immigrant stories
New refugee story project aims to bring Iowa’s overlooked immigrant communities into focus
Over 1,700 Iowans deported in 2025, new report finds
Infrastructure
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‘The first domino’ — Linn County residents sound off on proposed plant said to power data centers
Lansing bridge — the only Mississippi River crossing for 60 miles — is closing permanently
Biden sets 10-year deadline for cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer
Opinion: We must help communities that have been left behind, no matter who wins in November
Labor
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2 upcoming worker rallies in Des Moines
‘Really shocking:’ ICE detained 1,779 Iowans since 2025
ICE detains 4 Iowans on way to work in Fairfax
Food, fuel prices still high: Iowa worker news and layoffs, July 16, 2026
LGBTQ
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Iowa Pride Ensembles: A radically joyful noise
Cedar Valley LGBTQ+ Coalition: Events where you can come as you are
Rainbow Faith Coalition Des Moines: ‘God actually does love everyone’
Iowa Safe Schools empowers queer students, trains adults
Money & Jobs
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Her insurance went up 25% in two years. The reason is redacted.
What Ashley Hinson’s financial disclosures actually show
Congressional candidate Joe Mitchell praised Iowa unemployment cuts. Now, need has doubled.
Is Iowa driving away the workers it needs?
Politics
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GOP Rep. Zach Nunn swats phone out of Democratic tracker’s hand
Joe Mitchell’s anti-corruption pledge lasted about as long as his primary
Court to rule next week on GOP challenge to Iowa Libertarian Marco Battaglia’s ballot name
Iowa Rep. Adam Zabner says Trump allies are getting richer while families fall behind
Reproductive Rights
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Ashley Hinson calls mifepristone ‘evil’
Iowa down to just one Planned Parenthood clinic
Abortion medication expands Iowans’ healthcare access
Iowa City clinic closure leaves eastern Iowa in reproductive healthcare desert
Rural
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13 data centers near their small Iowa town, and now a gas plant could be coming
Dubuque County residents weigh in on data centers
Iowa county passes halt on data centers after residents speak out
Luther College student goes to World Bank with big ideas on helping small farmers
Sports
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Obama tells Caitlin Clark: “Don’t lose that joy”
3 ways to be a women’s sports fan in Iowa right now
Get to know Iowa’s winter Olympians and Paralympians
Kinnick Stadium to host EA Sports tournament to raise money for children’s hospital
