Videos
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WATCH: Farmer: Trump’s tariffs ‘undermine our rural way of life’
President Donald Trump has enacted sweeping tariffs on imported goods, igniting trade disputes and disrupting global markets. Some Iowa farmers are worried about how one president’s policy will impact rural Iowa’s future.
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WATCH: Iowa GOP fears losing, wants to kneecap the next governor
Iowa Republicans are trying to strip the next governor’s powers before the election even happens. They’ve done it before.
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WATCH: What’s siphoning money out of Iowa’s public schools?
Could Iowa phase out private school vouchers someday? That’s what a grassroots group is working toward. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) wants to get rid of vouchers and put the tax money that goes to private schools back into the public school system. CCI is organizing people to urge their local school boards to…
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WATCH: Iowa Republicans voted for a bill that makes it harder for women to vote
Iowa’s House delegation voted for the SAVE Act—a bill that makes registering to vote harder for the 69 million women whose birth certificates don’t match their married names.
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WATCH: Nathan Sage suspends US Senate campaign, endorses Josh Turek
US Marine and Army veteran Nathan Sage suspended his campaign for US Senate and endorsed Iowa Rep. Josh Turek.
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WATCH: Schools are shortchanged in the heartland
If you live in Iowa, you know public school funding is a hot topic. Educators warn of a “funding crisis” as state aid lags behind inflation. How much of a lag? State aid is now $888 less per student than it would have been if kept in line with inflation. That’s not $888 of new…
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WATCH: ICE imposters in Iowa
Someone in Iowa decorated their car to look like immigration enforcement. It’s illegal. And ICE and Border Patrol agents’ own tactics are making it impossible to tell the difference. Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice’s ICE reporting hotline is 515-505-8805.
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WATCH: Iowan confronts GOP lawmakers for worsening workforce shortages
Workers are leaving Iowa in droves. One Iowan confronted Republican lawmakers about how striking state affirmative action policies and allowing for discrimination in professional licensure would only make the problem worse.
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WATCH: Iowa Republicans want to ban bookmobiles from schools
Iowa already banned over 3,000 books from school libraries. Now lawmakers want to make sure kids can’t get to the public library either.
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WATCH: Iowa Mennonites hold ‘Sing Down the Doors at Target’ protests against ICE
Iowa Mennonites and supporters joined nationwide protests calling for Target, which is headquartered in Minneapolis, to publicly oppose the violent actions of ICE and federal agents in Minnesota. Mennonite Action, a national organization with local chapters in Johnson, Washington, and Iowa counties, has been organizing to call for an end to the military occupation of…
























