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Iowa Republicans unveil latest plan to arm teachers with guns

February 7, 2024

Despite Iowa Republicans calling teachers “sinister,” limiting how they can teach history and social studies, what books they can teach from, and proposing cameras in the classroom to monitor them in real-time, they apparently trust them enough to give them guns. Introduced on Wednesday, HSB 675 would allow districts, private schools, and colleges to arm…

Iowa Republicans unveil latest plan to arm teachers with guns

The Trick to Stopping Attacks on Iowa Teachers

October 27, 2023

Plus: Tell us your best Halloween costume of all time Share with a friend Iowa’s city and school election is in less than two weeks, but you can vote early right now. It’s Friday, Oct. 27. Hey guys, it’s Amie. We’re still working through our new email platform. If you couldn’t click on links…

The Trick to Stopping Attacks on Iowa Teachers

Iowa sets aside almost $180 million for year two of voucher program

April 24, 2024

The Iowa Legislature set aside nearly $180 million for the state’s private school voucher program in the 2024-25 school year. This is an almost $50 million increase over original projections.

Iowa sets aside almost $180 million for year two of voucher program

How Iowa Cities Rank In Support For LGBTQ People

June 2, 2022

Most of Iowa’s major cities are friendly to LGBTQ people, according to a report released by the Human Rights Campaign, a national organization for LGBTQ advocacy. The annual report measures city non-discrimination laws, city services, the city as an employer, how law enforcement interacts with the LGBTQ community, and whether city leadership is committed to…

How Iowa Cities Rank In Support For LGBTQ People

The Complex (And Petty?) Reason This Small Iowa City Now Has Two Newspapers

August 2, 2022

An Iowa town of fewer than 2,000 people is now home to a good-old-fashioned newspaper war and Tyler Anderson is smack-dab in the middle of it. Anderson is the managing editor of the Calhoun County Phoenix, a Lake City-based newspaper that will put out its first physical issue this week. Anderson is also the former…

The Complex (And Petty?) Reason This Small Iowa City Now Has Two Newspapers

🗣️ ‘Start Doing the Right Thing, Chuck’

April 11, 2025

Share with a friend It’s Friday, Apr. 11, 2025. 🗣️ It’s Friday: Time for the Reader Sound-Off, where our main export is tariff-free hot takes! But first, here’s the Pet Photo of the Week: These are Jet and Ruby, “new puppies added to the family” in February, says reader Bonnie A. Trying to disguise…

Helmick: Libraries belong to the people. Let’s keep it that way

February 8, 2024

In an era marked by digital transformation and societal polarization, the role of library boards in advocating for essential services is more crucial than ever. Library trustees serve as pillars of leadership within their communities, ensuring that libraries not only adapt but thrive in the face of evolving challenges. Central to the effectiveness of library…

Helmick: Libraries belong to the people. Let’s keep it that way

🌱 Cargill Workers Strike in Cedar Rapids

October 2, 2024

Share with a friend It’s Worker Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Around 100 workers at Cargill Corn Milling in Cedar Rapids are officially on strike. The three-year contract between Cargill—with corn milling and soybean processing plants in the city—and workers unionized with Teamsters Local 238 expired at midnight Tuesday. But workers didn’t vote to…

🌱 Cargill Workers Strike in Cedar Rapids

Surviving cancer in Iowa: Caregivers, advocates share their stories

October 7, 2025

Cancer in Iowa isn’t just about the research studies and the statistics. Real Iowans and their families are behind each diagnosis.

Surviving cancer in Iowa: Caregivers, advocates share their stories

How to use your library’s Adventure Pass for free family fun

June 26, 2024

Iowans can check out an “Adventure Pass” from their library that will give them great discounts and free admission to attractions and museums all around the state.

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