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Biden administration gives workers a raise
What will the impact be in Iowa?
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Iowa politicians are still trying to teach history to your children
I also have a recommendation how to follow media trends
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Two-year-old law prompts big expansion in health care and benefits for veterans
So, why the lies by congressional Republicans?
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Proposed tax amendments would enshrine unfairness into Iowa's constitution
Let's ask the right questions first
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March 2024

New report: Trump trade plan to cost American families $1,500 apiece.
Why is Iowa's congressional delegation on board with this?
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The GOP's proposed changes to Social Security are more significant than just raising the retirement age.
"Flat benefit" plan would change the nature of the program
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Hardened hearts, and short-sightedness, at the Iowa Capitol
Iowa Republicans seek to kill effort to help poor people, but they're fine with tax breaks for big corporations that don't owe state taxes
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Judge rules in Pleasant Valley school board case
And Joni Ernst isn't telling the truth. Again.
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President Biden comes out fighting
And why are the Ernst and Reynolds endorsements for Donald Trump so weak?
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Peak stonewalling in Davenport
The city claims it doesn't have an opinion whether a key document in the Spiegel controversy is a public record, but it opposes a group that says it is.
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Iowa Republicans promise a fair and balanced teaching of US history.
Will Iowa parents accept the new politically correct curriculum?
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February 2024

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Also, an invitation to the Iowa Writers Collaborative's Office Lounge meeting
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