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Sadly, Iowa's leaders were on the wrong side of the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision.
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The US Supreme Court’s decision to affirm birthright citizenship Tuesday will go down in history as one of its best.
Rejecting a decades-long effort to twist the plain meaning of the 14th Am...
Iowa leaders insist they'll make poor kids healthier, even if some have to go hungry.
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, at the Iowa Capitol on May 20, 2026 (Photo: Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch.)
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Iowa is one of the most obese states in the nation.
We...
Chuck Grassley shields Todd Blanche from questions about Newsom allegations
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, meets with Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche on Monday.
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It’s pretty well known by now that Chuck Grassley has shirked his oversight duties since Donald Trump became president again in 2025...
No, Iowa's flat tax isn't making our economy a winner.
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Lately, the supporters of Iowa’s 3.8% flat tax have been trying to convince us it is boosting the state’s economy.
This is probably a surprise to most Iowans.
I have written extensively...
Will Iowans vote this fall to raise the state sales tax?
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Here’s the reality: This fall, Iowans will vote on whether to raise the state’s sales tax.
The special interests proposing a new change to the Iowa Constitution won’t tell you that, but it’...
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For three decades, I wrote about politics, government and trends for a newspaper in the Quad-Cities along the Mississippi River in Iowa and Illinois. I'm on my own now, but I'm still creating honest, thoughtful journalism at a time when it's needed.
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