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From golf to groceries: 11 best senior discounts in Des Moines

April 23, 2025

Seniors looking for deals in Iowa’s capital can learn all about the best senior discounts in Des Moines.

From golf to groceries: 11 best senior discounts in Des Moines

Iowa Republican blocks bill to expand firefighter cancer coverage

March 15, 2024

Sen. Jason Schultz (R-Schleswig) declined to advance a bill that would provide Iowa firefighters with more comprehensive disability coverage for cancer treatment. “In highly emotional situations like that, somebody has got to be the taxpayer’s watchdog and remove emotion and think logically about the situation,” Schultz, a former small-town fire chief, told the Iowa Standard.…

Iowa Republican blocks bill to expand firefighter cancer coverage

Three Of Kim Reynolds’ Board Of Regents Appointees Also Happen To Be Big Donors

June 23, 2022

James “JC” Risewick’s appointment this week to the Iowa Board of Regents drew attention because of his significant donations to Gov. Kim Reynolds, who appointed the Des Moines businessman to the board that governs the state’s public educational institutions. Since 2020, Risewick has donated more than $65,000 in cash and in-kind contributions to Reynolds’ campaign,…

Three Of Kim Reynolds’ Board Of Regents Appointees Also Happen To Be Big Donors

All the anti-abortion bills introduced by Iowa Republicans this year

January 29, 2024

Despite abortion being a losing issue for Republicans across the country, Iowa Republicans in the statehouse have decided to double down on pushing anti-abortion policies. Last year, several anti-abortion bills were introduced, and a July special session led to the implementation of a near-total abortion ban. That ban is currently blocked by a temporary injunction…

All the anti-abortion bills introduced by Iowa Republicans this year

8 Tips to Get a Gorgeous Iowa Yard in Spring

April 17, 2023

Spring garden guide: What to do right now in your garden, lawn, or backyard in Iowa.

8 Tips to Get a Gorgeous Iowa Yard in Spring

🗳️ Who Is Tim Walz and Is He Pro-Worker?

August 7, 2024

Share with a friend It’s Worker Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. Yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate—arguably a progressive pick, given the laws Walz has signed as governor that have propelled Minnesota into an escape state for many of Iowa’s more liberal-minded folks. But picking Walz also…

🗳️ Who Is Tim Walz and Is He Pro-Worker?

Waterloo Pledges To Go Carbon-Free On Energy By 2035, Only 4th City in US To Do So

July 19, 2022

The City of Waterloo committed to using only renewable energy sources citywide by 2035, only the fourth city in the US to pledge to do so. The resolution, which notes the city will achieve 24/7 carbon-free electricity, passed unanimously during Monday night’s meeting. “It is easy to fall into climate nihilism—that the problem is ‘too…

Waterloo Pledges To Go Carbon-Free On Energy By 2035, Only 4th City in US To Do So

Randy Meier, who protects Clinton Co. seniors from scammers, runs for Iowa House

October 24, 2024

Randy Meier of Clinton wants to protect Iowans from scams, and get more support for public schools and teachers. For the last 12 years, Randy Meier has worked to prevent senior fraud for the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department. He remembered one instance where a Clinton woman had sent over $200,000 to a scammer posing as…

Randy Meier, who protects Clinton Co. seniors from scammers, runs for Iowa House

Positively Iowa: Davenport Gets Its Due

February 1, 2024

And more good news from Iowa! Share with a friend It’s Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Hey folks, it’s Amie, and it’s time for some good news! This week: Davenport’s charm spotlighted on PBS show 📺 Des Moines teens get ready to present to NASA 🚀 Injured bald eagle in Milford on the mend 🦅 …

Show your work: Inside this week’s mailbag

September 7, 2026

Plus: How to vote in Iowa—from Australia Share with a friend Special Edition Reader Mailbag: Show Your Work Two town halls, two very different answers to the same basic question—plus everything you asked me this week. I have a theory about public officials, and it’s not a complicated one: If you want to…

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