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Public safety without compromise: The Republican approach

Iowa has proven something many states are still struggling to figure out: you don’t have to choose between public safety, accountability, and rehabilitation. You can have all three. Iowa’s results didn’t happen by accident. They are the product of leadership from Republican majorities ...

Mandatory prison time for tax thieves

If you steal from taxpayers, you should go to prison. It’s as simple as that. But in Iowa, that’s not what happens. Public dollars meant for schools, roads, and public safety have been taken by people in positions of trust — sometimes tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of ...

Iowa Outdoors

Craig Fish, a Toledo, Iowa resident of nearly 35 years, was recently recognized by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for his 50 years of volunteer hunter education instruction. At a meeting held in Linn County on March 17, Fish received an award for his 50 years of volunteerism. In ...

Don’t leave out people with the most severe mental illnesses

The mental health “big tent” is often praised for its inclusivity, but not everyone inside it is equally visible. For the past 18 years, my family has watched our son — who lives with a severe mental illness — disappear within a system that increasingly listens only to the voices of ...

Tax relief driving local jobs across the Great Plains

This tax season, small businesses across Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska are realizing tangible benefits directly from the Working Family Tax Cuts—benefits that hit them exactly where it matters most: their bottom line. Last year, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the largest ...