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Why Iowa has so many child labor violations
Iowa Republicans likely knew they were flouting federal law. But they were playing the long game.
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Complaint: Ashley Hinson and her husband blurred ethics line
A watchdog wants Congress to investigate Ashley Hinson’s and her husband’s ties to an insurance lobbying group. Reporting has shown insurance executives complimenting him for securing face time with Iowa’s delegation.
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Trone Garriott tours Epstein files exhibit, presses Nunn on his record
As the Epstein files exhibit rolls through Des Moines, Democratic candidate Sarah Trone Garriott toured with survivors and pressed her opponent, Rep. Zach Nunn, on his votes against releasing the documents.
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200 workers not rehired in Postville: Layoffs and news for the Iowa worker
After an accidental fire at AgriStar in Postville, 400 workers—around two-thirds of the former staff—have been rehired.
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How Harry Stine, Iowa billionaire, made his money
Do you know about Harry Stine, Iowa’s only billionaire?
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What Supreme Court’s mail-in ballot ruling means for Iowa’s elections
The US Supreme Court ruled to leave in place a lower court injunction halting President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting. Here’s what the president of the Iowa Postal Workers Union wants Iowans to know.
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How Iowa’s midterm candidates plan to address the state’s rising cancer rate
With Iowa facing the second-highest and fastest-growing cancer rate in the nation, midterm candidates lay out competing strategies to take it on.
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Anti-lobbyist candidate Joe Mitchell says he’s not a lobbyist. He just built a lobbying operation.
Joe Mitchell has built his congressional campaign around claims of being the one Republican who isn’t bought by lobbyists. For more than two years, he was the executive paying the lobbyists.
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‘Voter Protection Campaign’ to place thousands of volunteers at polls in November
Voting rights groups and Democratic officials are looking to defend against what they see as possible election interference from the Trump administration ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, now that they’ve won a major battle over mail ballots.
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Brenna Bird attacks rare noncitizen voting while defending dark money donations
Brenna Bird has targeted noncitizen voting in Iowa, resulting in just one conviction. She also has direct ties to big donations from “dark money” vehicles, drawing concerns about her priorities.
