by Zachary Oren Smith | May 13, 2025 | HEALTHCARE
US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks will be a decisive vote in House Republicans’ plan to make massive cuts to Medicaid. Estimates say the cut could leave 8.6 million Americans uninsured by 2034. House Republicans are working on a controversial budget bill that includes...
by Zachary Oren Smith | May 13, 2025 | VOTING
Rob Sand reports recordbreaking fundraising in the first 24 hours of his campaign for governor. Rob Sand entered the Iowa governor’s race Monday with an impressive $8 million war chest. And today, his campaign reports that it saw another $2 million pour in on his...
by Lucas Henkel | Apr 15, 2025 | NATIONAL ECONOMY
Community organizations across the US are coming together this Tax Day to tell Congress to prioritize people over profits—here’s how you can get involved. This Tax Day, while teachers, EMTs, and nurses continue to pay their fair share, corporations and the wealthiest...
by Amie Rivers | Apr 9, 2025 | NATIONAL ECONOMY
President Donald Trump decided his huge tariffs causing world markets to slump was maybe not the best idea today. But he’s still keeping with 10% tariffs on most countries, keeping Canada and Mexico the same, and actually increasing them on China to 125%, to the...
by Salina Heller | Mar 21, 2025 | EDUCATION
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday, calling for the dismantling of the Department of Education. That’s going to take away from all of Iowa’s 325 school districts—a total of $800 million lost. It includes money for Title I programs that help districts...
