We've got a big goal this year, Iowans, and we need your help to achieve it. The Healthiest State Annual Walk is celebrating its ninth year. To celebrate, our goal is to have walks registered in all 99 counties across the state with a total of (at least) 900 walks.Help us reach our goal and ...
Rural communities are struggling to keep health care services available to their residents.Like most Americans, Iowans share growing concerns about the rising cost of prescription drugs, out-of-pocket health expenses and surprise medical bills. In states such as Iowa and Nebraska, we also face ...
"History doesn't repeat itselfbut it often rhymes"-Often credited to Mark Twain On July 5, 1914, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany pledged his country's unconditional support for whatever action Austria-Hungary would choose to take with Serbia after the June 28 assassination of Archduke Franz ...
Iowa's lawmakers justify handing out tax credits and incentives to private businesses by promising those deals will end up benefiting the people of Iowa. However, the transparency and accountability for these programs are so poor that Iowa's taxpayers have no way of knowing whether the tax ...
Q: What draws people to the Iowa State Fair year after year?A: With countless attractions, there's something for everyone at the Iowa State Fair. This world famous agricultural and industrial exposition began 165 years ago and has grown into the largest family friendly celebration in the state ...
President Trump just issued new rules that got little attention from the mainstream media, but stand to bring fresh economic opportunity to America's rural and disadvantaged communities. It's another example of ways, big and small, that the president is going to bat for the forgotten heartland ...
A bipartisan team of senators on July 23 introduced a bill to repair a gaping hole created by the U.S. Supreme Court in June that keeps food stamp payments to retailers secret.The Open and Responsive Government Act, S 2220, is offered by Sens. Charles Grassley, R-IA; John Cornyn, R-TX; Patrick ...
Editor's Note: The Toledo City?Council and Economic Development group held an inital joint meeting in June to begin discussions about downtown Toledo,Combined with the fate of the closed 27-acre Iowa Juvenile Home / State Training School for Girls campus in Toledo, civic leaders and residents ...
Editor's Note: For those unfamiliar with current mobile technology, "Siri" and "Alexa" are two popular virtual assistant programs controlled by voice recognitions software."Alexa, when does the 2020 Census begin?""Hey Siri, do I need to complete the 2020 Census?"Welcome to the 2020 Census, the ...
Q: How serious is the crisis at the southern border?A: Illegal border crossings are at the highest level in recent history. This fiscal year, immigration officials are on track to apprehend more than one million migrants crossing illegally into the country - more than double the volume of ...