Videos
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Iowa data center owner calls Google’s water use claims ‘BS’
At a packed Palo City Council meeting, data center expert Dough Sevey accused Google of choosing a cheaper cooling system that uses more water, despite alternatives that could significantly reduce consumption. The council advanced its data center ordinance despite residents advocating for slowing or stopping the project.
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Dark money spent $425,000 telling you to thank Miller-Meeks for cutting healthcare
A dark money group spent $425,000 thanking Mariannette Miller-Meeks for her healthcare record. Her vote cut Medicaid for 700,000 Iowans. Hear me out.
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A therapy office in Iowa that is all queer staffed is helping Iowans feel safe
Prism is Des Moines’ first (and possibly Iowa’s) first all-queer therapy office. Hilary Johnson explains why it’s vital to have that space here in Iowa. Subscribe to follow along with our LGBTQ-IA mini series here: https://bit.ly/4uI8NbT
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Six months later, UnityPoint Health still refuses to recognize nurses union
This Des Moines hospital chain has been refusing to recognize its nurses union for six months. Nurses are fed up and holding a rally to protest.
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Finding queer community in Iowa
The Iowa Legislature has all but outlawed being LGBTQ+. But there’s still queer community all around the state, and this month, ISL is spotlighting it in a new video series we’re calling LGBTQ-IA.
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Josh Turek wins US Senate Democratic primary
Josh Turek, a state legislator representing Council Bluffs, defeated state Sen. Zach Wahls in the US Senate Democratic primary on Tuesday.
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The current state of reproductive freedom in Iowa
While some Iowan lawmakers actively make it harder for their constituents to receive medical care—seemingly without doing enough research—those like Iowa state Sen. Catelin Drey are pushing back
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Iowa’s going the wrong direction. Rob Sand just voted to change it
Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand made the case on primary day that a decade of one-party Republican control has left Iowa 48th in personal income growth—and first in the nation for cancer rates.
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IA Democrats removed from public event for Republican Congressional candidates
Democrats in Iowa were asked to leave a public event for Republican congressional candidates Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Henry County.
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Chris Jones is grumpy about pollution in Iowa’s water
Iowa’s water is getting worse. The sensors that prove it are fighting for survival. And the guy sounding the alarm is being outraised 2:1 by a single PAC. This is Chris Jones. And he’s mad about it.
