Videos
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WATCH: We the Seniors helps older Iowans be activists
There’s plenty you can still do: Linda Christensen of West Des Moines, who leads the group Iowa Cares, says a new We the Seniors postcard effort may be perfect for you.
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WATCH: The Little Book Des Moines owners in Trans Rights Read-a-Thon
The two owners of @thelittlebookdsm are trying to read 14 books in 14 days before March 31—Trans Day of Visibility—to support trans and genderqueer Iowans. Here’s how you can help.
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WATCH: Republicans in Washington cut Medicaid to fund tax cuts for the wealthy
Now Republicans in Des Moines are patching the Medicaid hole by raising health insurance premiums on everyday Iowans.
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WATCH: Dem candidate Sarah Trone Garriott hears of Ottumwa health care woes
Democratic congressional candidate Sarah Trone Garriott held a roundtable in Ottumwa where local health care professionals and patients discussed the closure of MercyOne’s Ottumwa clinic and how the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” led to it.
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WATCH: Iowa candidate Brad Magg takes on corporate middlemen to save local pharmacy
Brad Magg has spent years fighting to keep Colfax’s only pharmacy alive. Now he’s running for Iowa House District 38 — and says the same forces squeezing small-town pharmacies are squeezing small-town communities.
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WATCH: Iowa bill would ban Spanish-language driver’s license tests
The Iowa Legislature is moving a bill that would ban driver’s license tests in Spanish — and any language other than English. There’s zero evidence Spanish speakers are worse drivers. But there is evidence this will push people to drive uninsured.
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WATCH: Trump starts a war. Iowa Republicans fall in line
Trump launched a senseless war. Iowa Republicans rushed in to defend it.
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WATCH: Iowa faces rising cancer rates. Could petrochemicals be to blame?
Could air pollution, fossil fuels, and particulate matter be fueling Iowa’s cancer rise? Karin Stein, the Iowa field organizer for Eco Madres and Moms Clean Air Force, explains.
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WATCH: Shadowy group made Iowa student president sign NDA
We don’t hold student leaders to the same standards as local, state, and national politicians. But the Iowa GOP got involved in backing an impeached student president. And what they’re willing to excuse tells us everything.
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WATCH: Plastic recycling is ‘anything but recycling,’ Iowa field organizer says
There’s no such thing as plastic “recycling”—Karin Stein, the Iowa field organizer for Moms Clean Air Force and Eco Madres, explains.
