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Dobbs Is Making Our Democracy Work

Justice Breyer, whether he admits it or not, should recognize how Dobbs reinvigorated the legislative process on abortion.

Reason · Jul 28, 2022

Iowa governor signs law to reduce duration of unemployment insurance benefits

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed HF 2355 on June 16, reducing the maximum length of unemployment insurance payments from 26 weeks to 16 weeks starting July 3. The law also re-defines suitable work and will require claimants to accept jobs that pay less than their previous jobs after their…

Ballotpedia · Jun 21, 2022

School Choice Is a Smart Political Move

With educational freedom at stake, these midterm elections could defy the odds and be constructive.

Reason · Jun 20, 2022

Democrat DeJear faces challenge to unseat Iowa Gov. Reynolds

After running unopposed in Iowa’s primary election, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds holds a huge fundraising edge over Democrat Deidre DeJear in a state that has become increasingly friendly to conservative candidates

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

Courts stymie abortion bans in Iowa, other GOP-led states

An Iowa Supreme Court decision is holding back the state's solidly Republican Legislature and governor from banning abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

Rekha Basu: Gov. Kim Reynolds' default to secrecy gets judge's rebuke — and provokes more serious questions

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds recently met privately with dozens of people in the basement of an operations facility in a Marion park. The event wasn't listed on her official public schedule and members of the media who got wind of it and turned up were turned away. "Multiple elected officials…

Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022

New Iowa law requires more ethanol in state's gasoline

Iowa is the first state in the nation to require most gas stations to sell fuel with at least 15% ethanol under a bill signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds

The Independent UK · May 17, 2022

States scale back food stamp benefits even as prices soar

Month by month, more of the roughly 40 million Americans who get help buying groceries through the federal food stamp program are seeing their benefits plunge

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022

Iowa's political swing makes Obama's wins harder to repeat

The state of Iowa was Barack Obama’s unlikely launching pad in 2008 to become the nation’s first Black president

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

Iowa legislature approves measure to reduce duration of unemployment insurance benefit

Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate approved a measure on March 23 that would reduce the maximum length of unemployment insurance payments from 26 weeks to 16 weeks. The state House passed HF 2355, and the Senate approved an amended version the same day. The Senate’s version added a…

Ballotpedia · Mar 29, 2022