State Senator Catelin Drey (D-Sioux City) was sworn in today, breaking the Republican supermajority in the state legislature.
Drey and Senate Minority Leader Janice Weiner spoke with press after the swearing in ceremony, expressing optimism that the increase in Democratic representation will mean more checks on Republican power.
Charlie Kirk is dead, and in 24 hours, we saw a clear choice about how we're supposed to act.
Here is a complete guide on how to register to vote in Iowa.
From ultra-processed foods disrupting our microbiome to nitrates in our water system, Dr. Andrew Nish, medical director at the John Stoddard Cancer Center, argues that Iowa's health crisis stems from the same forces shaping our economy.
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Former Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller endorsed State Rep. Josh Turek in his bid to be Iowa's next US Senator. Miller was the longest-serving state attorney general in the nation.
Iowa's water quality is making national news. Obviously not in a good way.
Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03) spent $12,000 of OUR money on ads to sell his “Big Beautiful Bill" and the actors weren't even convincing.
Doctors make a lot of money, right? They can—in some specialties. Still, one Iowa medical student says people don’t understand the costs that get them there.
“People picture that once you graduate medical school, you go out and get a Ferrari, and you zip over to the hospital, you make a million dollars for one surgery, and then you go home after four hours, and that is not at all how it is.”
Jordan Appel came from central Wisconsin and is a fourth year medical student at Des Moines University.
He’s been taking out about $75,000-85,000 in federal loans each year to pay for medical school tuition and living expenses. He’ll have to pay those loans back one day, but he couldn’t afford his education without them.
Students who start medical school next year won't have the same options.
A provision in President Trump's “big beautiful bill” ends one grad school loan program, and caps federal student loans at $200,000 total for medical school and law school.
Right now, the average cost of attending medical school is between $250,000 and $363,000 in the US.
OB-GYNs in Iowa say the changes will especially deter future medical students from going into high-need specialities like obstetrics.
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US Sen. Joni Ernst announced this week that she's not running for reelection. Already, US Rep. Ashley Hinson has jumped in. Before we get into the race, let's talk about political legacy.
Zach Nunn can't seem to find somebody representative of his district to publicly support him... weird.
