How Bono’s ONE Campaign Is Organizing In Iowa
Foreign aid is often used more in political campaigns as a punching bag than as an applause line, but more Iowans may be pressing their... Read more.
Trump Rethinks Refinery Waivers After Pushback From Farmers, Democrats
Several reports late this week revealed that Donald Trump has ordered EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to reconsider t... Read more.
USDA Grants Boost Small Iowa Towns, But Funding Now At Risk
As small towns across the country struggle to attract or retain businesses, the USDA has been awarding a number of rural development grants to help... Read more.
Iowans Appreciate Candidates Like O’Rourke’s New LGBTQ Plans
Health care discussions in the presidential primary have increasingly begun to include specific ideas for the LGBTQ community. Beto O’Rourke recently rolled o... Read more.
What Medicaid Expansion Accomplished, Who’s Running On Its Success
The health care advocacy group Protect Our Care recently released a report with nationwide, aggregate data showing increases in enrolled coverage and health car... Read more.
By The Numbers: What An ACA Repeal Would Do To Iowans
The health care advocacy group Protect Our Care released a report on June 11 that documented the benefits of expanding Medicaid, as well as the... Read more.
Explainer: How Trump’s Small Refinery Waivers Are Undercutting Farmers
Donald Trump will be in Iowa today, touring an ethanol plant in Council Bluffs, to celebrate the Environmental Protection Agency’s lift of a seasonal ban... Read more.
Warren Says Trump Is Hurting Farmers On Trade, Production During Ethanol Plant Tour
Elizabeth Warren took a tour of an ethanol production facility today in Dyersville, Iowa. It was the latest in a series of presidential candidate visits... Read more.
When Getting Booed Is The Strategy
John Delaney and John Hickenlooper both took an interesting approach to the California Democratic Convention last weekend, receiving boos from the room in respo... Read more.
When A Rural Iowa County’s Only Shoe Store Closes
If you’re on the hunt for a new pair of off-brand Crocs or high-end work boots, look no further than Ringgold County, Iowa. But for... Read more.