In the heartland, we are no strangers to dark skies and sudden storms. We know what it feels like when the unexpected hits—when the routine of Main Street is instantly interrupted by floodwaters or a blown-out roof. Recently, several locations across the Great Plains were severely impacted ...
The Iowa Supreme Court typically opens its rulings on the state’s public-records and open-meetings laws by reciting that the cases start with a “presumption of openness.” But a new study of the court’s open-government decisions finds the presumption now wins only about half the ...
On Thursday, Aug. 6, starting at 5 p.m., the Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a hearing on the data center moratorium. That will be followed by a working session on data center topics. The meeting is open to the public. Websites for the agenda and supporting information are included at ...
How could Donald Trump with bottom-scraping approval ratings decide who would represent the Republican Party in the upcoming Texas senatorial race? The primary system offers an explanation. A simple open primary system would have let the broader public choose -- and, ironically, save ...
The 2026 session is long over, the legislature adjourned in early May, and Governor Reynolds had signed the bills into law by early June. In previous newsletters during session I talked about the property tax reform, and now I want to update everyone on what was finally passed and signed into law. We passed legislation that is a major win for Iowa property taxpayers. It's expected to save Iowa taxpayers roughly $350 million in the first year and about $4 billion over 6 years. I know most of you have gotten your property tax bill for the year by now. I want to make sure everyone ...
An Iran war that was supposed to be brief, and then was supposed to be over, is imposing an increasing price on Donald Trump's presidency. We've seen a second term of a Republican administration go this way before. There are distinct echoes of George W. Bush's Iraq War -- the conflict that ...
