‘What changed, Chuck?’ Grassley faces angry crowd at Iowa town hall
Angry constituents greeted Sen. Chuck Grassley at a town hall in North Iowa on Friday morning.
Mar
2025
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Politics
Mar
2025
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Iowa Republicans rush anti-apprenticeship, anti-union contracting bill, raising safety concerns
In 24 hours, Republicans in both chambers passed a bill that takes away an Iowa city’s ability to prefer contracts with established training programs for taxpayer funded projects. Iowa Republicans passed a controversial bill this week stopping local governments...
Mar
2025
18
‘Some people work their butts off and other people get rich’: Gwen Frisbie-Fulton’s view from rural America
My dad raised us to work hard and do good for our families, but he was also going to make damn sure we didn’t step on anyone else along the way.
Mar
2025
18
VoteVets targets Rep. Zach Nunn on Veterans Affairs cuts
A veterans voter education group is going after US. Rep. Zach Nunn in a new campaign over the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Progressive veterans group VoteVets is launching an ad campaign calling on Republican US...
Mar
2025
17
We did the math: Here are the 10 cheapest colleges in Iowa
Where to enroll in college is a huge decision, often driven by cost of attendance. Learn more about the cheapest colleges in Iowa.
Mar
2025
12
Iowa school cancels African American Read-In, 1619 Freedom School steps in
Waterloo Schools pulled out of an event focused on promoting Black literacy over fears of losing federal funding under Trump’s new anti-DEI directives. In response, the 1619 Freedom School is stepping in to host its own event this Saturday. In a move that has...
Mar
2025
12
Iowa farms pay the price for Trump-Musk USDA cuts
Federal cuts are coming home to roost on Iowa farms. More than $11 million in funding that the USDA promised to Iowa's local food system spoiled overnight, leaving farmers facing even greater unpredictability. Seeds are sprouting in greenhouses. Meat processing...
Mar
2025
7
Drake University president, dean stand up for trans students despite Iowa law
An Iowa private college president and the college's law school dean are standing up for their trans and nonbinary students in the wake of an Iowa law taking away trans civil rights. The law, passed by Iowa Republicans and signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds, takes away...
Mar
2025
7
How to protect your trans coworkers now that Iowa won’t
If Iowa employers can now fire our transgender and nonbinary coworkers simply for being trans and nonbinary, how can we protect them?
Mar
2025
6
New Iowa bill would ban abortion pill, sparking backlash
Republican proposes bill to effectively end 74% of abortions in Iowa by banning a pill that’s safer than penicillin and Viagra.
