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A step-by-step guide on how to register to vote in 2025
Here is a complete guide on how to register to vote in Iowa.
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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah college event
Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event in an act that drew renewed attention to the threat of political violence across the United States.
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OPINION: As a future pediatrician, I shouldn’t be preparing for diseases from the past
As an Iowan, I’ve always been drawn to helping people. Growing up “Iowa nice” transformed into a desire to become a pediatrician, connecting with families like the ones I grew up alongside. Entering my fourth year of medical school at the Carver College of Medicine — I am alarmed by the dangers our state’s children…
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Iowa Worker’s Almanac: News, unionizing, and layoffs for Sept. 4, 2025
From the Iowa Worker’s Almanac: News you can use for the week of Sept. 4, 2025:
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Labor unions starting to endorse Iowa candidates
Labor unions are just starting to endorse candidates for 2026. It’s still very early for this, but here are a few I’ve seen so far:
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Radon exposure is fueling Iowa’s deadliest cancer
Iowa has the highest radon levels in the nation, and doctors say the gas is causing hundreds of lung cancer deaths every year.
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Iowa among states hit hardest by rural maternity care crisis, study finds
Despite policy efforts to preserve services, a new study found that structure inequities in health care access have led to a nationwide decline in rural obstetric services since 2018.
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Iowa Worker’s Almanac: Layoffs and news briefs, Aug. 29
Iowa Worker’s Almanac: Layoffs and news briefs, Aug. 29
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Urbandale now 6th Iowa school district to protect trans and nonbinary students
Urbandale has joined five other Iowa school districts in voting to protect its transgender and nonbinary students.
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Under the Iowa sun: The work that drives the state’s high skin cancer rates
Iowa has the fifth-highest rate of skin cancer in the country, with numbers similar to states with far more UV radiation levels. This week on The Hot Spot, we look into the forces impacting our cancer rate.
