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June 2025

Iowa's fangless watchdogs
The GAO, which saves taxpayers billions of dollars a year, is under threat. But the so-called fiscal conservatives in Congress keep mum
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The real victims of the new Medicaid work requirements
Also, an update on the DCI open records controversy in Davenport
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We're number .... 50!
Is Iowa's economy really the worst?
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A disconnect between Brenna Bird and the Trump administration?
Also, some thoughts about Joni Ernst and death
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May 2025

Iowa's New Conservatives
And why deficit spending is suddenly OK.
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New mailings zero in on Miller-Meeks for tax break that benefits 'rich coastal elites'
Also, Chuck Grassley is frustrated
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They're still trying to kill Obamacare
But this time, they're doing it quietly
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The big, beautiful lie
GOP's bad choices prove who they prioritize
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Davenport DCI report must be made public
Decision not to file charges and avoiding the public harm of nondisclosure are at issue
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New Republican tax break won't paper over Iowa's unfair system of raising revenue
The GOP shifts burden to lower-income families
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April 2025

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