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Editorials

In Charlottesville, Echoes from a distant land

America's outrage over alleged neo-Nazis marching in Charlottesville a year ago on 12 August 2017 continues unabated, fed and encouraged by East Coast mainstream media (MSM).Yet, what happened in Charlottesville was nothing compared to what happened in Kiev, Ukraine, four years ago during the ...

On the Stump • Politics 2018

From Iowa House Democrats: wanted to share the major news that Former President Barack Obama made his endorsement in four critical Iowa House races!Jennifer Konfrst - Iowa House District 43, Windsor Heights, Clive, West Des MoinesKristin Sunde - Iowa House District 42, West Des MoinesEric ...

Flores Agreement

Q: How does the Flores v. Reno agreement apply to detention policy at the southern border?A: For three decades, enforcement of immigration laws affecting unaccompanied minors entering the United States illegally was governed by an agreement first issued by the U.S. District Court in Central ...

Sand seeks bi-partisanship in State Auditor race

Rob Sand has spent the last seven years of his life working in the Iowa Attorney General's Office, where his work has taken him across the state to place such as Tama County. Now, a Democratic candidate for State Auditor, Sand returned to Tama to campaign at King Tower to discuss his vision for ...

Question & Answer: Farm Aid

Q: What's your take on the administration's plan to provide up to $12 billion in short-term farm aid?A: First, I've said for months that if actions taken by the federal government to strike better trade agreements result in economic hardship for certain Americans, the federal government has a ...

On the Stump: Politics 2018

DES MOINES - Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate was named President-Elect of the National Association of Secretaries of State recently. The bipartisan organization unanimously backed Pate for the prestigious position during their annual summer conference, held this year in ...

Time for a stronger spending limitation amendment in Iowa’s Constitution

How can Iowa make sure its recent tax reform is fully implemented, including the adoption of fewer and lower tax rates in 2023? The only proven way to lower tax rates is with spending restraint. Some of us in our personal lives have learned Dave Ramsey's lesson that you cannot out-earn your own ...

Transparency Works

Q: How does transparency hold government accountable?A: Sometimes I wonder if people get tired of this Iowa senator talking about transparency and accountability. Let me assure skeptics that these two principles of good government aren't trite buzz words or talking points I use in floor ...

How It Started

In 1976, Bonnie Crawford and her son Brad were in a building in lowa City. They sat in a hallway of outside a room waiting to go in that room for her 10:30 appointment. Bonnie was already nervous, and her nervousness increased as she heard the remarks of people leaving that room. "What more do ...