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Kalbach: Immediate action needed on corporate ag pollution

April 23, 2024

Iowa agriculture has undergone substantial changes over the past 40 years. We see it all around us. Rather than crops and livestock being raised on tens of thousands of diversified family farms, Iowa has become ground-zero for concentrated industrial factory farms with unmanageable levels of manure, chemicals and pollution. The impact on our water and…

Kalbach: Immediate action needed on corporate ag pollution

Iowa arcades & drive-ins for maximum nostalgia

December 28, 2023

It’s a little known piece of trivia that Ottumwa, Iowa, is billed as the “Video Game Capital of the World.” Find out what else the Hawkeye State has for throwback fun.

Iowa arcades & drive-ins for maximum nostalgia

Trump’s cuts to Medicaid threaten services that help disabled people live at home

March 5, 2026

Leisa and Kent Walker recently received a disturbing notice: The private company managing their son’s Medicaid coverage intends to cut nearly 40% of what it spends for caregivers who help him live at home instead of in a nursing home.

Trump’s cuts to Medicaid threaten services that help disabled people live at home

Harsh: lowa Republicans tried to crack down on THC drinks

May 8, 2024

Some Iowa Republicans wanted to crack down on the sale of THC drinks in the state. But the bill they passed won’t really change the drinks you can get.

Harsh: lowa Republicans tried to crack down on THC drinks

More hoops to jump through for unemployed Iowans?

January 22, 2026

Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Another year, another chance for Iowa Republicans to decide whether they’ll choose to help their corporate donors or Iowa workers. (Want to watch this story instead? Click here.) The Iowa Legislature is officially back in session, and—despite recent Democratic gains—Republicans still…

More hoops to jump through for unemployed Iowans?

💜 Iowa legislator pens book on fleeing war as a child

July 4, 2025

Time for reader emails! Share with a friend It’s Friday, July 4, 2025. 🗣️ It’s Friday: Cool off on your day off with some hot takes. “One Big Beautiful Bill” takes: The House passed the Senate version of President Donald Trump’s budget bill yesterday, what the Economic Policy Institute calls a “staggering upward redistribution…

💜 Iowa legislator pens book on fleeing war as a child

Iowa senators voting against birth control part of a pattern

June 14, 2024

Republicans say they support birth control access, but for years they’ve failed to vote on protections to guarantee access stays safe. When the federal Right to Contraceptive Act failed in the US Senate last week, state Sen. Zach Wahls, a Democrat representing Coralville, saw a parallel to what happened when Iowa Democrats introduced a Right…