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Here’s how much Iowa’s labor force has shrunk since 2010
Unemployment rates don’t tell the full story of what’s really happening in our economy—what explains that “hollowing out” feeling Iowans have gotten over the last decade and a half. But labor force participation rates can.
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Taxpayer money, private schools: How vouchers stripped Des Moines Public of $47M
The Hawkeye State implemented a taxpayer-funded private school scholarship program three years ago. It’s since cost Iowa’s largest public school district nearly $47.5 million in state funding.
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EXCLUSIVE: Zach Wahls’ healthcare plan takes aim at Medicaid cuts, Iowa’s cancer crisis
The Iowa Senate Democrat is making healthcare the centerpiece of his Senate campaign, pinning rising premiums and rural hospital closures directly on Republican Ashley Hinson.
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Meet the teacher behind one of Iowa’s most in-demand high school choirs
Roosevelt High School’s Bridges 2 Harmony is Iowa’s oldest ongoing high school gospel choir, and it’s led by 2022 Simpson College graduate Alexander Gray.
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Iowa legislative session ends declaring ‘mission accomplished’ on property taxes and more abortion restrictions
Iowa Republicans ended a 112-day legislative session on May 3 with a long-promised property tax overhaul estimated to save homeowners $4.2 billion over six years. They also passed an abortion pill restriction that 80% of Iowa voters—including a majority of Republicans—said shouldn’t be the legislature’s priority.
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EXCLUSIVE: Josh Turek launches rural Iowa plan, points to right-to-repair win as proof of concept
The Iowa House just passed a bipartisan right-to-repair bill that Turek helped champion. Now he’s running for US Senate on a promise to take that fight to Washington.
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Joe Mitchell took a homestead tax credit in Mount Pleasant while living in Des Moines, records show
Where was Joe Mitchell living? The Iowa congressional candidate collected a tax credit on a Mount Pleasant property, while his voter registration, business filings, and a condo purchase all pointed to a different address in downtown Des Moines.
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More Americans work 2 full-time jobs: News and layoffs from Iowa Worker’s Almanac, April 30, 2026
An estimated 476,000 Americans are working two full-time jobs. That’s up from 172,000 in 2015.
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Rob Sand unveils healthcare plan targeting Iowa’s cancer crisis, Medicaid privatization
Iowa’s cancer rate is the fastest-rising in the nation—Rob Sand says his plan would do something about it.
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Luther College student goes to World Bank with big ideas on helping small farmers
Can access to technology help small farmers in Iowa make money? This Luther College student says it can–and he told world financial leaders to prioritize it this month.
