Iowa’s December COVID Numbers Keep Climbing
December continues to set COVID records for 2021 in Iowa. Hospitalizations are up, the average age of a hospitalized person with COVID is down, and... Read more.
Iowa GOP Candidate Says COVID ‘Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Our Country’
Nicole Hasso, a Republican candidate for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, said she thinks the pandemic was a good thing for the United States because of... Read more.
School Meeting Drama Continues, But Books Survive Challenges
In the Johnston Community School District, the conversation about diverse books keeps going. At Monday evening’s school board meeting, the board voted 4-3 to ... Read more.
GOP Lawmakers May Expand Push For Legal Discrimination Against LGBTQ Iowans In 2022
In recent years, some Republicans in the Iowa Legislature have set their sights on legalizing discrimination against LGBTQ Iowans by removing parts of the Iowa... Read more.
Electric Vehicles Could Be Iowa’s Next Renewable Frontier, If There’s The Will
In many ways, Iowa is a pioneer in renewables with wind turbines generating 60% of the state’s electricity last year and the state leading the... Read more.
Ankeny Students Stand Up for Their Right to Read Diverse Books
At a regularly scheduled meeting of the Ankeny School Board, students showed up to voice their support for literature that represents diverse identities and vie... Read more.
Iowa Clears Its Backlog of Sexual Assault Kits
Six years after the effort began, Iowa has cleared its backlog of sexual assault kits. The backlog was at 4,275 kits when the Iowa Sexual... Read more.
Laura Ingraham Suggests Primaries Against Hinson, Miller-Meeks, Other GOPers
In recent days, Iowa Republican Reps. Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks have had to defend themselves against fellow conservatives who have criticized ... Read more.
Axne Introduces Legislation To Combat Iowa’s Puppy Mill Problem
Puppy mills have been in the news for months as one Wayne County operator was fined, surrendered more than 500 dogs, had his business shut... Read more.
Zaun Also Supports Prosecuting Teachers Over Books In School
Earlier this month, Republican State Sen. Brad Zaun said he also supports charging teachers with felonies for having “obscene” books on school books... Read more.