In late 2022, just two states away from Iowa’s border, thirty-three year old Christina Zielke stumbled out of Ohio’s University Hospitals TriPoint Medical Center, blood trickling down her legs and...
The Iowa Supreme Court said it loud and clear: The governor is not above the law.
The high court’s ruling issued last week was a significant victory for advocates of open government, including Iowa...
Chad Aldis, a person with no teaching or school administration experience, was recently appointed as the head of the Iowa Department of Education. This appointment has been criticized, with many arguing...
When I was in high school, I came home from hours of musical, choir or show choir rehearsal and got comfortable in my bed to work on homework. Most of the time, that included turning on the television,...
“RuPaul’s Drag Race,” the famed drag show hosted by RuPaul, recently celebrated its 200th episode during its 15th season on air. While the 200th episode aired, dozens of bills surrounding restrictions...
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on April 10, 2023 by Iowa Capital Dispatch
My friend Denny and I were as different as night and day. He was conservative; I wasn’t. I accused him...
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on March 19, 2023 by Iowa Capital Dispatch.
It is high time the federal judiciary got over itself and joined the 20th century, much less the 21st....
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on April 4, 2023 by Iowa Capital Dispatch.
The Iowa Legislature and Gov. Kim Reynolds cannot seem to make up their minds whether they support parental...
Every child has things that they take for granted until much later, when they’ve matured enough to realize how special something truly is. For me, it was getting to attend Iowa women’s basketball games...
Editor’s note: This story was originally published March 17, 2023 by Iowa Capital Dispatch.
So, Donald Trump thinks playing the farm card is his ace in the hole in Iowa.
He might want to rethink that...
In 1940, the first ever men’s college basketball game was televised, and in 1975, 35 years later, the first women’s basketball game was televised. Much like anything, women have been late to the game,...
On March 10, 2023, the Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, Calif., failed. It was the 16th largest bank in the United States, according to Ken Sweet of AP News. The massive bank mainly served technology...