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Build Back Better Would Help Iowan Families While many Iowans pay more for childcare than housing each year, Biden’s Build Back Better plan would help lower that. The centerpiece of the Build Back Better plan, in part, would invest billions of dollars into subsidizing child care for low and middle income families across the country. […]
In today’s hyper-partisan political climate, passing a bipartisan infrastructure bill is no small feat. Sadly, the wants and needs of the average American get swept under the rug when politicians are trying to score political points with their base. However, the bipartisan infrastructure bill is what it looks like when lawmakers work for the people […]
The racist threats made against Rep. Wilburn have no place in our state, and must be addressed seriously. In order to fully address the threats made, we have to examine the culture in which they occurred, and the politicians who use bigoted, dog whistle politics to further their partisan agenda. Unfortunately, the statements made by […]
Iowans deserve the opportunity to voice their concerns, and should not be turned away at any event Hinson’s involved in. Unfortunately, this was not the case as an Americans for Prosperity event staffer forced Hinson’s constituents to leave their event on Oct. 2. Hinson should stand up for her constituents and commit to allowing all […]
Today’s ruling to allow local school districts to make their own decisions on mask enforcement will save lives. As Governor Reynolds limited the power of local districts, children have recently accounted for over a fourth of Iowa’s COVID-19 cases. Without this bold federal action, hundreds of thousands of Iowa’s students would continue having to pay […]
Despite entities across the state saying proof of COVID-19 vaccination won’t be required, the House judiciary committee yesterday discussed a bill to ban Iowa from putting a person’s vaccination status on personal identification cards. House File 889 also bans businesses from requiring people on the premises provide vaccination proof. If a business or government-owned establishment—like […]
The legislative session may be winding down, but the fight over budget priorities is still going strong. One of those fights concerns the resources and support systems for victims of crime, and how those groups who handle that are funded. Currently, the state-level funding is running out. But other sources aren’t so secure, either, especially […]
Iowa Senate Republicans are trying another attack on Iowans who receive federal food assistance. Earlier this year, Iowa Senate Republicans passed Senate File 389, to impose new procedural barriers to federal food assistance (SNAP), Medicaid, and the Hawk-I children’s health program, and a new asset test ($2,250 for most households) for SNAP to kick off […]
Iowa law enforcement would have greater freedom to commit “clearly egregious” conduct and protesters could be more likely to be struck by cars, according to legislation passed by the Iowa House of Representatives on Wednesday evening. Rep. Jarad Klein introduced an amendment reinserting language from Senate File 476, also known as the “Back the Blue” […]
History is written by the victors, and education about that history is usually determined that way, too. And the truth comes out when that power is challenged. In 2020, Nikole Hannah-Jones, an Iowa native and reporter for New York Times Magazine, won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary for her introductory essay for the 1619 Project, […]
