Gov. Kim Reynolds blamed childhood obesity on her decision not to feed Iowa kids over the summer, but the coalition hopes to change her mind with a petition. As food pantries across Iowa continue to face record demand, a group of anti-hunger nonprofits is renewing...
In Iowa, we often pride ourselves on our resilience and self-reliance. However, the truth is our state's prosperity heavily depends on, both documented and undocumented, Black and Brown immigrants. The looming impact of the Tyson plant closure in Perry and the...
After Friday’s ruling, the legal options to stop Iowa’s abortion ban are limited, but they do exist.
Supporters of reproductive rights are disappointed that Iowa's abortion ban will take effect, but they won't stop fighting for bodily autonomy. Leah Vanden Bosch said Friday's ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court was an "absolute devastation that violates human...
Iowa Republicans celebrated while Iowa Democrats lamented after the Iowa Supreme Court allowed the state's six-week abortion ban to take effect on Friday.
Well before the Iowa Supreme Court ended an injunction that blocked the state’s near-total abortion ban from taking effect, anti-abortion activists and Republican lawmakers—including Gov. Kim Reynolds—laid a foundation for the ruling. Sen. Pam Jochum remembers what...
A near-total abortion ban is now in place in Iowa. The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday, June 28, ruled 4-3 to dissolve the injunction placed on the law in July 2023 by Polk County District Judge Joseph Seidlin, at the request of Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Attorney...
Is Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks using the Biden drug hoax as a way to appeal to MAGA voters? Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) alleged that President Joe Biden will be on drugs during Thursday’s presidential debate with Donald Trump, further spreading a...
Democratic hopeful Lanon Baccam’s origin story revolves around paying it forward and solving problems for others.
The main issue that got me active in politics is the impact that regionalization of services has on smaller cities and rural areas. In October 2013, I was working as a sexual assault advocate in my hometown of Muscatine when my company’s CEO announced the closure...
