"Magical moments": Iowans reflect on Jesse Jackson's 1988 campaign
- Sunday, Apr 5 2026
- Laura Belin
- 1 Comment
Iowa judge: Actions of feds, immigration judge "test the border of bad faith"
- Saturday, Apr 4 2026
- Clark Kauffman
- 0 Comments
The transfer portal obliterated stability in the NCAA. Here's a fix
- Saturday, Apr 4 2026
- BronxinIowa
- 1 Comment
Runoff and responsibility: What Iowa's water crisis is really about
- Friday, Apr 3 2026
- Wayne Ford
- 3 Comments
Public education is the cornerstone of our democracy
- Friday, Apr 3 2026
- Jason Benell
- 1 Comment
My campaign took a different path
- Wednesday, Apr 1 2026
- Xavier Carrigan
- 2 Comments
Five lessons learned from Iowa's 2026 ballot access problems
- Tuesday, Mar 31 2026
- Laura Belin
- 1 Comment
Stop acting the fool, Eddie Andrews
- Tuesday, Mar 31 2026
- Bill from White Plains
- 7 Comments
New GOP health care tax won't solve Medicaid funding problems
- Monday, Mar 30 2026
- Adam Zabner
- 2 Comments
Researchers connect environmental issues with Iowa cancer rates
- Saturday, Mar 28 2026
- Brooklyn Draisey
- 7 Comments
Des Moines' costly badge of secrecy
- Friday, Mar 27 2026
- Randy Evans
- 0 Comments
Why Linn County passed a data center ordinance
- Friday, Mar 27 2026
- Sami Scheetz
- 2 Comments
"Downward trend" in school enrollment obscures effect of ESAs
- Thursday, Mar 26 2026
- Jeff Morrison
- 4 Comments
Teachers are second-guessed too often
- Thursday, Mar 26 2026
- Bruce Lear
- 1 Comment
Why Ironworkers Local 67 made Zach Wahls one of us
- Wednesday, Mar 25 2026
- Ben Nizzi
- 5 Comments
Public School Strong—a movement for Iowans who value our schools
- Monday, Mar 23 2026
- Steve Peterson
- 4 Comments
We built this without the machine. Now it's up to the process
- Monday, Mar 23 2026
- Xavier Carrigan
- 1 Comment
How open are the Iowa House and Senate? A Sunshine Week review
- Sunday, Mar 22 2026
- Laura Belin
- 2 Comments
Where bills on property tax, pipelines and more stand after second funnel
- Saturday, Mar 21 2026
- Robin Opsahl
- 2 Comments
"Untenable": Judge criticizes ICE for illegally keeping man in Iowa jail
- Friday, Mar 20 2026
- Clark Kauffman
- 1 Comment
Diversity is our strength
- Friday, Mar 20 2026
- Jason Benell
- 4 Comments
Voting is fundamental. Why make it harder?
- Friday, Mar 20 2026
- Al Charlson
- 1 Comment
Trump’s Medicaid cuts threaten home-based services for disabled people
- Tuesday, Mar 17 2026
- Tony Leys
- 2 Comments
The biggest problem Iowa Dems face in 2026 statewide races
- Sunday, Mar 15 2026
- Laura Belin
- 12 Comments
Iowa's monoculture is killing us
- Saturday, Mar 14 2026
- Nick Covington
- 2 Comments
Land of the free? Home of the brave?
- Thursday, Mar 12 2026
- Herb Strentz
- 3 Comments
Is the Board of Peace another Trump development company?
- Wednesday, Mar 11 2026
- Linda Schreiber
- 1 Comment
Iowa's school districts are trapped in a Hobson's choice
- Tuesday, Mar 10 2026
- Bruce Lear
- 8 Comments
There's no one right way to think, act, or speak in U.S.
- Monday, Mar 9 2026
- Randy Evans
- 2 Comments
Only six Iowa House Republicans voted against over-the-counter ivermectin
- Sunday, Mar 8 2026
- Laura Belin
- 14 Comments
ICE contract with Iowa jail increased funding for detentions by 75%
- Saturday, Mar 7 2026
- Clark Kauffman
- 1 Comment
Troubling facts about Iowa's latest impaired waters list
- Friday, Mar 6 2026
- Wally Taylor
- 1 Comment
Private college officials say Iowa lawmaker threatens state tuition grants
- Wednesday, Mar 4 2026
- Brooklyn Draisey
- 3 Comments
Make Iowa healthy again by reforming Medicaid
- Tuesday, Mar 3 2026
- Jack Hatch
- 3 Comments
Let's discuss waste, fraud, and abuse
- Monday, Mar 2 2026
- Dean Lerner
- 4 Comments
Iowa governor's case for large state plane doesn't add up
- Saturday, Feb 28 2026
- Laura Belin
- 8 Comments
Iowa's party of “personal responsibility” has a dependency problem
- Thursday, Feb 26 2026
- Nick Covington
- 4 Comments
Muscatine County’s agreement to jail ICE detainees remains secret
- Wednesday, Feb 25 2026
- Clark Kauffman
- 2 Comments
When child protection becomes an empty promise
- Tuesday, Feb 24 2026
- Rob Sand
- 3 Comments
Atlantic school board teaches a lesson in accountability
- Monday, Feb 23 2026
- Randy Evans
- 1 Comment
Iowa Republicans suddenly want to limit governor's powers
- Sunday, Feb 22 2026
- Laura Belin
- 7 Comments
The Olympics make us proud to be American. So should our government.
- Saturday, Feb 21 2026
- Josh Turek
- 5 Comments
Which bills survived or died in Iowa legislature's first "funnel" of 2026
- Saturday, Feb 21 2026
- Robin Opsahl
- 1 Comment
Too much corn
- Friday, Feb 20 2026
- Wally Taylor
- 7 Comments
Iowa school anti-vaccination bill puts politics before protection
- Thursday, Feb 19 2026
- Bruce Lear
- 3 Comments
Jesse Jackson on the ground: An Iowa caucus memoir
- Wednesday, Feb 18 2026
- Dave Leshtz
- 4 Comments
The great American presidents (and the failures)
- Monday, Feb 16 2026
- Bill Bumgarner
- 4 Comments
Exclusive: Randy Feenstra promoting himself with taxpayer-funded ads
- Sunday, Feb 15 2026
- Laura Belin
- 4 Comments
Iowa Republicans turn their back on nursing home residents
- Saturday, Feb 14 2026
- John Hale
- 4 Comments
The Olympics are running out of winter
- Friday, Feb 13 2026
- Chris Gloninger
- 2 Comments
Public universities are vital for Iowa's economy, workforce
- Friday, Feb 13 2026
- Linda Schreiber
- 3 Comments
Foes of DEI can't have it both ways
- Wednesday, Feb 11 2026
- Rick Morain
- 3 Comments
Iowa House advances bill making it harder to list impaired waters
- Wednesday, Feb 11 2026
- Cami Koons
- 7 Comments
On immigration and the excesses of ICE
- Tuesday, Feb 10 2026
- Rodney Drenkow
- 3 Comments
Good judges hear the voices of America
- Monday, Feb 9 2026
- Randy Evans
- 1 Comment
Was Ian Roberts "the best of the worst"?
- Sunday, Feb 8 2026
- Dan Hunter
- 7 Comments
GOP candidates revealed why Iowa's public schools are at risk
- Sunday, Feb 8 2026
- Bruce Lear
- 7 Comments
$30.88 per acre won't cover long-term loss of export markets
- Friday, Feb 6 2026
- Al Charlson
- 5 Comments
Our stories matter. My recent testimony at the Iowa state capitol
- Thursday, Feb 5 2026
- Kali White VanBaale
- 1 Comment
Listening before legislating to make Iowa number 1 in education again
- Wednesday, Feb 4 2026
- Heather Matson
- 6 Comments
DNC will allow Iowa Democrats to compete for early 2028 caucus date
- Wednesday, Feb 4 2026
- Robin Opsahl
- 3 Comments
NYT report: Chuck Grassley helped end FBI careers
- Monday, Feb 2 2026
- Laura Belin
- 3 Comments
Will property tax cuts pay Iowans dividends?
- Sunday, Feb 1 2026
- Linda Schreiber
- 2 Comments
Iowa State fumbles with public records
- Saturday, Jan 31 2026
- Randy Evans
- 2 Comments
Another worrisome power shift from county attorneys to Iowa's AG
- Friday, Jan 30 2026
- Rick Morain
- 2 Comments
Someone is testing messages about Rob Sand and Julie Stauch
- Friday, Jan 30 2026
- Laura Belin
- 14 Comments
Change can come to Iowa's public schools
- Thursday, Jan 29 2026
- Bruce Lear
- 1 Comment
Make college football sane again
- Wednesday, Jan 28 2026
- BronxinIowa
- 3 Comments
"Silence is how bad systems survive": Caitlin Drey to share cancer journey
- Tuesday, Jan 27 2026
- Laura Belin
- 5 Comments
A call to action for all Iowans
- Monday, Jan 26 2026
- Julie Stauch
- 2 Comments
IA-03 poll tests messages against Sarah Trone Garriott, for Zach Nunn
- Saturday, Jan 24 2026
- Laura Belin
- 5 Comments
I voted for Zach Nunn. Now we're voting for Jennifer Konfrst
- Friday, Jan 23 2026
- Justin Clark
- 3 Comments
Why Iowa's Wildlife Action Plan matters, and how to make it happen
- Friday, Jan 23 2026
- Wally Taylor
- 7 Comments
In dealing with Trump, it's Whack-A-Mole, not checks and balances
- Thursday, Jan 22 2026
- Herb Strentz
- 3 Comments
Responding to Senator Ken Rozenboom's comments on nitrates
- Wednesday, Jan 21 2026
- AdamJShriver
- 4 Comments
Troubled times
- Tuesday, Jan 20 2026
- Steve Dunn
- 3 Comments
China’s leverage over soybean farmers is a national security vulnerability
- Monday, Jan 19 2026
- Noah Gratias
- 3 Comments
On property taxes, we probably could do better
- Monday, Jan 19 2026
- Al Charlson
- 3 Comments
Wade Dooley's the leader we need for Iowa secretary of agriculture
- Monday, Jan 19 2026
- Irene DeMaris
- 6 Comments
Strong-arming an ally to take their land. What could go wrong?
- Sunday, Jan 18 2026
- Rick Morain
- 1 Comment
Six questions about the governor's staff blocking me from a budget briefing
- Friday, Jan 16 2026
- Laura Belin
- 4 Comments
Let's not whitewash our history
- Thursday, Jan 15 2026
- Bruce Lear
- 1 Comment
How to follow Laura Belin's coverage of the Iowa legislature and 2026 elections
- Wednesday, Jan 14 2026
- Laura Belin
- 2 Comments
Who's who in the Iowa Senate for 2026
- Monday, Jan 12 2026
- Laura Belin
- 8 Comments
Who's who in the Iowa House for 2026
- Sunday, Jan 11 2026
- Laura Belin
- 5 Comments
Nunn, Miller-Meeks both crossed the aisle—but one kept it quiet
- Sunday, Jan 11 2026
- Laura Belin
- 1 Comment
Fort Dodge police video case wrapped in important legal principles
- Saturday, Jan 10 2026
- Randy Evans
- 0 Comments
Venezuela: Into the unknown
- Friday, Jan 9 2026
- Rick Morain
- 3 Comments
The gang that needs to be disbanded is ICE
- Thursday, Jan 8 2026
- Jason Benell
- 1 Comment
Time to investigate decades of FBI, DOJ inaction on Jeffrey Epstein
- Thursday, Jan 8 2026
- Steve Corbin
- 1 Comment
Recap of Iowa wildflower Wednesdays from 2025
- Wednesday, Jan 7 2026
- Laura Belin
- 1 Comment
Predictions for Under the Golden Dome
- Wednesday, Jan 7 2026
- Bruce Lear
- 6 Comments
Does Iowa's updated bottle bill serve Iowans—or beverage distributors?
- Tuesday, Jan 6 2026
- Linda Schreiber
- 6 Comments
When power demands compliance, not justice
- Monday, Jan 5 2026
- Xavier Carrigan
- 1 Comment
Recognizing Bleeding Heartland's talented 2025 guest authors
- Sunday, Jan 4 2026
- Laura Belin
- 2 Comments
Sunshine delayed is sunshine denied
- Saturday, Jan 3 2026
- Randy Evans
- 2 Comments
Public interests and property rights: The pipeline looms for Iowa lawmakers
- Friday, Jan 2 2026
- Emily Boevers
- 5 Comments
The admirables from 2025
- Friday, Jan 2 2026
- Rick Morain
- 1 Comment
"A strong message": Four takeaways from Renee Hardman's big win
- Wednesday, Dec 31 2025
- Laura Belin
- 5 Comments