The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed a new rule that would make 3.6 million more American workers eligible for overtime pay. The new proposal from the US Department of Labor would require employers to pay overtime to their salaried workers who are in...
New laws passed by Republicans in the Iowa Legislature this year restrict bathroom access for transgender students, forcibly out students to their parents if they express a different gender identity or ask to go by a different name from the one on their birth...
The Urbandale School District provided no further clarity on how it will enforce the new state-mandated teaching restrictions for LGBTQ topics at Monday's school board meeting. Superintendent Dr. Rosalie Daca said, “If your major concern is the gender identity book...
Have you ever wondered what “once in a blue moon” means? Since there’s a blue supermoon looming on the horizon, literally (it’s going to appear at its peak on August 30), we wanted to dive into the meaning behind the common saying and shed some light on just how...
The state's first Black woman judge, a longtime mayor and a health-focused community organizer are this year's three new honorees inducted into the Iowa’s Women’s Hall of Fame.
School started last week. It was crazy—but, like, actually crazy. Typically, before it actually starts and during our back-to-school meetings, we go over the standard back-to-school spiel: Be welcoming, get to know kids, remember to finish trainings, explanation of...
Iowa City Starbucks workers went on strike for the second time this summer, this time taking recurring issues with their site’s manager to the picket line. The Iowa City Starbucks, located at Burlington and Clinton in downtown, is the first and so far only...
Soon, Iowa will be hosting thousands of American white pelicans on their way from Canada and the northern Midwest to Mexico, the southern US and Central America.
The Students First Act will continue to hobble Iowa’s public schools while providing subsidies to private school parents who typically have the resources to cover the cost of their children’s tuition. The claims some are making—that such a program is more...
As we head into the last few months of 2023, raise a glass and mark your calendar for these wine and beer festivals happening across the state. Cheers!
