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The Tyranny of the 11%
How 17 Iowa lawmakers and their rich friends can raise your taxes but keep theirs from going up.
Sep 9
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Fishing for crappies; ignoring the whale
Iowa’s Republican ‘corruption fighters’ ignore Trump’s offenses
Sep 4
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Ed Tibbetts
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US fiscal challenges deserve action and leadership
We’ll probably get neither
Aug 26
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Ed Tibbetts
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News on Joni Ernst's latest gimmick
Jan 30, 2025
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Ed Tibbetts
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Iowa's book banners are writing a new chapter
Feb 27, 2025
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Iowa's ruling party is bluffing its way through a budget mess
Oct 22, 2025
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Hands Off rally draws a big crowd in Davenport
Apr 5, 2025
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Ed Tibbetts
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The real Condition of the State: Less prosperous. Less popular. Less fair.
Jan 14
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Ed Tibbetts
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Forcing Iowa to abandon its conscience
Jan 26
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Iowa's new property tax cut is failing to live up to expectations.
New reporting shows the anticipated savings are less than promised
Aug 19
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Ed Tibbetts
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Missouri shows the way
Voters to our south soundly rejected a tax swap. Iowans should do the same.
Aug 11
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Don't be gaslit into believing Iowa's constitutional amendment debate is over
We've heard this before
Jul 29
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Ed Tibbetts
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Trump is going on a tariff spree again
Iowans will pay the cost, while their political representatives remain silent
Jul 23
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Ed Tibbetts
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Plans to replace state income taxes with higher sales taxes will help the rich and hurt the rest of us
Missouri considers amending its constitution. Will Iowa's plan lead to the same thing?
Jul 16
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Ed Tibbetts
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Iowa's ruling party creates its own reality
In the process, it disavows what its leaders once declared historic
Jul 9
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Sadly, Iowa's leaders were on the wrong side of the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision.
The court majority affirmed the common understanding. The other side tried to violate it.
Jul 1
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