Politics
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FBI figures show 15% drop in violent crime in 2024
During the first quarter of 2024, there’s also been a 13% drop in aggravated assault, according to the FBI. Murder and rape both decreased by about 26%. Robbery decreased by 18% and property crime declined 15%.
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Senate Republicans block bill to protect access to IVF
Thursday’s vote was the second time Republicans blocked legislation to protect IVF, after they blocked the same bill in February, and comes just one week after they similarly blocked an effort from Democrats to guarantee nationwide access to birth control.
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Miller-Meeks contorts herself on Trump and Hunter Biden convictions
Republican Iowa congresswoman agrees Mariannette Miller-Meeks with Hunter Biden’s conviction, but minutes later, she said she has “great concerns” about Donald Trump’s conviction.
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A red state abortion ban nearly killed his wife. Now he’s speaking out.
Ryan Hamilton had to race his wife to the hospital after she had a miscarriage, fell unconscious, and started bleeding out on their bathroom floor. Here, he explains what happened.
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Medical debt would be removed from credit reports under new Biden rule
Roughly 15 million Americans have medical debt on their credit reports. The new rule means that debt will no longer be able to depress their credit scores and make it more difficult for them to get a job, rent an apartment, or secure a mortgage or car loan.
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Orient-Macksburg officials move forward with plan to close Iowa school district
The Orient-Macksburg School Board approved a resolution to dissolve. It could be the first Iowa school district to shutter since 2015.
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Trump allies considering plans to limit insurance coverage for abortions
The proposals would modify existing labor laws to exclude “uniform” employer coverage for abortion, making it more challenging for patients in red states to seek care across state lines.
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Trump failed to cap insulin costs. Now, he’s mad Biden got it done.
Trump’s time in the White House saw no changes to the staggering cost of insulin for patients, and it was two laws signed by Biden that helped lower insulin costs to $35 per month for millions of Americans.
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Weiner: GOP attacks on the judicial system are an attack on democracy
Iowa state senator warns people and Republican officials not to forget the lessons of World War II. The moving pictures of centenarian World War II veterans in France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day remind us of the countless American soldiers who willingly placed themselves in harm’s way, and how many paid the ultimate price. …
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Senate Republicans block bill to protect birth control access
The bill would have guaranteed the right for Americans to obtain and use birth control without government interference. It would also protect the right of health care providers to distribute information about contraception and provide it to patients.
