The Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team is in the Final Four tonight!

They’ll take on UConn at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN.

It’s Friday, Apr. 5, 2024.

Hey folks, it’s Amie.

Tuesday, April 9, is National Library Workers Day. And, geez louise, PLEASE thank a library worker in Iowa these days!

The governor might be continuing to demonize library workers here. But there’s good news coming out of Iowa on the “more books, not less” front!

• Annie’s Foundation, started by a few Johnston parents in a garage to get banned books back in the hands of kids, now has a new office;
• Iowa writers continue to write amazing books, from bestselling nonfiction tomes to children’s books to memoirs and more!

Thanks to all our library workers for everything you do!

And speaking of libraries—which offer a lot more than books these days—I’m curious: When was the last time you used the library? (This reminds me I’ve got a book on hold!)

What’s the best bowling alley in Iowa?

(Somebody better write in Cadillac Lanes!)

Iowa GOP: Prosecute voter fraud!

Also Iowa GOP:

Today, kids, let’s look up the meaning of projection!

Specifically, how some Iowa Republicans were super concerned about voter fraud in Iowa, and then it turned out there was some. Only, the call was coming from inside the house!

Kim Taylor concocted various election schemes in 2020 to get her husband, Republican Jeremy Taylor, elected to the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors. She did that through 52 counts of voter fraud, namely filling out ballots for members of Sioux City’s Vietnamese community who had limited English knowledge.

Though she could have gotten five years in federal prison for each count, a judge recently gave her just four months in total—because Taylor “has no criminal history and she needs to raise a family with school-age children.”

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Casey’s first impressions might be misleading. When he came to the shelter he was shy, but after some time his sweet, playful side came out. Staff at the shelter are confident he’ll flourish in a new home, and he just asks that a new family be quiet and gentle like him. You can find him at the Humane Society of North Iowa.

Timber has been working on her manners, and shelter staff realized she’s treat-motivated and eager to learn new things. After getting over her shyness, Timber has been energetic and friendly. She gets along with children and all the volunteers, so her main ask for a new home is that it be patient and willing to work with her. You can meet her at the Humane Society of North Iowa.

An Iowa Farmers Union representative told Iowa lawmakers that supporting a bill to ban pesticide lawsuits—written by pesticide company Bayer—takes away farmers’ right to justice in the courts.

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