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Iowa Worker’s Almanac: Layoffs and news, Oct. 16, 2025

October 17, 2025

News about and for the Iowa working class. ‘No Kings’ is back: The Indivisible-organized protests against President Donald Trump’s authoritarianism, which first took place in June, are back this Saturday, Oct. 18—and there’s likely one near you. The federal government shutdown continues: As the shutdown, which began Oct. 1, drags on, furloughed federal workers can’t pay their bills, Trump…

Iowa Worker’s Almanac: Layoffs and news, Oct. 16, 2025

🌽Cornhole Champions #8 – Best seats for the billionaires (with Rep. J. D. Scholten, Sen. Zach Wahls, and Austin Frerick)

January 22, 2025

Toss some bags and complain with us about the country’s political alignment with the richest people on earth. Bright ideas: campaign finance reform and lots of it. 🌽Cornhole Champions #8 – Best seats for the billionaires (with Rep. J. D. Scholten, Sen. Zach Wahls, and Austin Frerick) by Zachary Oren Smith Toss some bags and…

Cornhole Champions #8: Best seats for billionaires (with J.D. Scholten, Zach Wahls & Austin Frerick)

January 22, 2025

It’s week one of the Trump presidency. If the fat reem of executive orders didn’t bother you, than the 11 trillion dollars dressed as people on the inauguration stage should. These are the people with the president’s ear and the rest of us can’t even get inside to watch the inauguration. On this episode of…

Cornhole Champions #8: Best seats for billionaires (with J.D. Scholten, Zach Wahls & Austin Frerick)

Matt Blake unseats long-time Republican senator Brad Zaun in 2024 election

November 5, 2024

Matt Blake, a Democrat from Urbandale, will take his place in the Iowa Senate when the 2025 Legislative Session begins in January. With all precincts reporting in the district, Blake has won 52.35% to 47.48%. The new state senator unseated 19-year incumbent Sen. Brad Zaun, a Republican from Urbandale, by 1,776 votes (19,106 to 17,330)…

💜 Fairfield photographer wins top prize

June 20, 2025

Share with a friend It’s Friday, June 20, 2025. 🗣️ It’s Friday; time for the takes! My take: Juneteenth was yesterday, the anniversary of when our country actually granted freedom to all. I’ll be celebrating at the 30th annual Waterloo Juneteenth this weekend (while trying to stay cool amid this heat wave). If…

What Does Iowa’s ‘Right to Work’ Law Mean?

May 24, 2023

You may have heard the phrase “right to work,” as in, “Iowa is a right-to-work state.” But what does right-to-work mean, and how does that government policy impact you as a worker?

Gov. Reynolds names IA Sen. Chris Cournoyer as new Lt. Gov

December 16, 2024

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced state Sen. Chris Cournoyer will be her new lieutenant governor.

Gov. Reynolds names IA Sen. Chris Cournoyer as new Lt. Gov

Education has motivated Rep. Sue Cahill’s private and political life

October 24, 2024

Sue Cahill is dedicated to education and representing the voices of Iowans in the Iowa House.

4 reasons why the WNBA should expand to Iowa

April 30, 2024

The WNBA is ready to expand, and it should expand to Iowa—giving us our first professional team. The WNBA starts up this weekend, and it’s arguably getting the most attention since its founding in 1997. Everybody knows that’s largely due to Iowa Hawkeye Caitlin Clark, who broke nearly every record and won nearly every individual…

4 reasons why the WNBA should expand to Iowa

Big layoffs=bad press? Welcome to ‘forever layoffs’

January 15, 2026

Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend It’s the big, sudden layoffs or closings that really get our attention—when hundreds are let go at John Deere plants across the state, or Tyson closes in Perry. Companies don’t generally want the bad press that goes along with that. So some…

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