4+ hour, 11+ min ago   (1582+ words) Brooklyn Draisey is a Report for America corps member working for Iowa Capital Dispatch, where this story first appeared. To read the full report, scroll to the end of this article. Iowa’s community colleges told lawmakers this year that portions…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (716+ words) Reflecting upon the extraordinary 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence, it seems important to again contemplate and admire the bravery and devotion of our founding fathers to the cause of liberty. The incomparable creation of this everlasting document and its…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1554+ words) State Representative Derek Wulf has experienced a remarkable reversal of fortune since becoming the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in June. A month ago, he was facing possible foreclosure and default judgments for multiple creditors seeking repayment of six-figure debts....

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (472+ words) Noah Gratias is a seventh generation Iowan from Waukee. In April 1903, on the steps of Iowa’s state capitol building, President Teddy Roosevelt said, “I am glad to say that Iowa can teach rather than learn the lesson of good citizenship....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (956+ words) For many years I have become familiar with the Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia), sometimes just referred to as Narrow-leaved Echinacea. In our northwest corner and the entire western edge of Iowa, this is the most common…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (779+ words) Rick Morain is the former publisher and owner of the Jefferson Herald, for which he writes a regular column. This essay first appeared on Substack. If the Confederate States of America had succeeded in winning, or negotiating, its independence from…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (263+ words) Al Charlson is a North Central Iowa farm kid, lifelong Iowan, and retired bank trust officer. We have heard for years that the Social Security and Medicare trust funds are running out of assets. The projected dates when both will…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (778+ words) Randy Evans is executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes openness and transparency in Iowa’s state and local governments. He can be reached at [email protected]. This essay first appeared on his Substack…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1885+ words) One of my best scoops wasn’t related to Iowa politics or state government. It came out of the 1996 Russian presidential election, and it happened 30 years ago today. During the 1990s, I would not have guessed that I would ever devote my…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1188+ words) Clark Kauffman is deputy editor at Iowa Capital Dispatch, where this article first appeared on June 30. Two federal judges in Iowa have sharply criticized government officials for repeatedly violating the law in immigration cases, with one Iowa ICE enforcement officer…...