Politics
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Reynolds Doubles Down On Trump Defense After Federal Indictment
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds doubled down on her support for former President Donald Trump on Friday after he was federally indicted for illegally taking classified documents—including some containing information about US nuclear programs—from the White House. “The federal indictment of former President Trump represents a grave warning sign for the state of equal justice and…
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Donald Trump Indicted in Classified Documents Case, Second Indictment in Three Months
Former president Donald Trump was indicted by the Justice Department on Thursday over his mishandling of classified documents that he kept after leaving office. The charges come in connection with the discovery of more than 300 classified documents that were found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida more than a year after he left the…
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PrideFest Won’t Let Iowa’s Political Climate Ruin The Event
The juxtaposition of the Iowa Capitol and the section of Des Moines’ East Village where PrideFest takes place will be even more glaring this year after Republican lawmakers spent a bulk of the 2023 legislative session crafting and implementing anti-LGBTQ laws. The 44th annual PrideFest takes place June 9-11 and is put on by the…
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Biden Administration Announces New Measures to Protect LGBTQ Americans
The Biden administration on Thursday announced several new measures to help protect LGBTQ Americans amid growing attacks against their community in Republican-led states. “LGBTQ Americans are being targeted for who they are, and that, simply put, is discrimination,” Neera Tanden, a White House domestic policy adviser, said in a statement. One of the measures is…
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Teachers and Allies Ready to ‘Teach Truth Day of Action’ on June 10
On Tuesday, teachers and their allies from across the United States participated in a virtual meeting to discuss their upcoming Teach Truth Day of Action, which is set to take place on June 10. On that day, educators, students, parents, and community members in cities and towns across the nation will rally and pledge to…
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Residents Want To Reshape Pott. County Supervisor Races
Pottawattamie County will hold a special election on Aug. 1 to determine how future board of supervisors elections are conducted, a move community organizers and labor groups hope will create better representation in county government. The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved the special election when it met Tuesday, in response to a petition from…
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Iowans To Spend $76 Million On Private School Vouchers, So Far
Just a few days into the launch of Iowa’s new private school voucher program, Iowa taxpayers are already projected to spend about $76 million on private school tuition next school year. Applications for Gov. Kim Reynolds’ new private school voucher program—called Students First Education Savings Accounts—opened on May 31. For the first three days of…
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Iowa Pokémon Fans Can Meet The Voice of Ash Ketchum
Iowans will get a chance to meet one of the “very best like no one ever was” this weekend at Des Moines Comic Con as longtime Pokémon voice actor Sarah Natochenny will be there to meet and greet with fans of the series. Since 2006, Natochenny has been the English voice of Ash Ketchum, Pokémon’s…
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How To Decipher DeSantis’ Very-Online Campaign Message
When you sit down at the kitchen table to discuss life’s biggest challenges with a family member, is your top concern Central Bank currency or gain-of-function research? If so, you may be Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ target audience for his presidential campaign in the Iowa Caucus. If not… well, large parts of his initial pitch…
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Here’s How the Biden Administration Has Tackled The Mental Health Crisis
May was Mental Health Awareness Month, and for the past few weeks, the Biden administration has announced a series of efforts to address the nation’s growing mental health crisis. Those come on top of the administration’s legislative achievements on mental health, including the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which represented the largest-ever national investment in mental…
