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24 Iowa counties among nation's top 100 for swing from Obama to Trump


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A look back, and a look ahead into the fog


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Republican Party of Iowa state chair Jeff Kaufmann with Blaine Watkins

Watkins wins—but underperforms—in Iowa House district 100


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State Senator Brad Zaun speaks at a Trump rally in Ames, January 2016 (photo by Alex Hanson)

Where are they now? Brad Zaun edition


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This "bingo card" used by Iowa Senate Republicans shows how seriously GOP lawmakers take respectability and their responsibility to represent all citizens

We need Democrats, not Decorum-crats


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Welcome to the bizarre Golden Dome Zone


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Democratic State Senators Claire Celsi (left) and Janice Weiner introduce nursing home and elder care bills in February 2024

Democratic senator introduces fourteen nursing home bills


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The six Republicans who opposed Iowa's transgender discrimination bill


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President Donald Trump meets with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine on February 28 in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Trump's definition of "peace" defies history and U.S. traditions


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Protesters in the Iowa capitol rotunda on February 24, 2025 (photo by Robert Leonard)

Appeasement isn't the right path forward for Iowa's LGBTQ community


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Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on February 28, 2025 (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Abandoning Ukraine is not in America's national interests


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State Representative Aime Wichtendahl speaks during Iowa House debate on February 27, 2025 (photo first published by the Iowa House Democrats)

Twelve powerful testimonies against Iowa's transgender discrimination bill


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David Pautsch speaks to reporters at the Iowa state capitol on February 27

Dreaming big, David Pautsch launches new campaign in IA-01


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Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash

Iowa's anti-trans law not about sports, bathrooms, or science


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Protesters at the Iowa state capitol on February 27, 2025 (photo by Robert Leonard, published with permission)

Young Iowa voters ripe for dynamic political leadership, outreach


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Iowa state capitol (photo by Bruce Lear)

It's time for the party to end under the Golden Dome


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Protester's sign at the Iowa capitol on February 25 (photo by Tanya Keith)

My oldest child asked me to defend trans rights


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Senators, please report what you've done for Iowa taxpayers


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Senator Sandy Salmon at a February 15 town hall in Denver

How Sandy Salmon played dead when asked about education, 504/IEP plans


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State Auditor Rob Sand speaks to reporters on February 18

Transparency is never partisan, especially with taxpayer money


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