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Opinion

MPL Boardroom Antics pt. 7

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Rejected Statement of Concern Jan 2026 Choreographed weaponization of policy and procedure Nov. 2022 in response to Statement of Concern. Without scrutiny, Beek, Gaffney, and Morrison accept the weaponization. Rosenblum lied in a Jan. 2023 TR interview stating that the public was ...

Iowa’s farm income projected to plummet. Who is here to help?

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Nick Larson and a quarter of Iowa farmers get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. When ACA provisions expired at the end of 2025, Larson’s family faced an immediate tax increase of $3,000 per year. Skyrocketing health care prices are only one challenge Iowa farmers are ...

Iowa does not need 4-year community college degrees

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I love Iowa. After growing up in Ottumwa and graduating from Indianola’s Simpson College, I worked in South Dakota at the start of my career. I enjoyed my years in the Mount Rushmore State, but their higher education system pales in comparison to Iowa’s, and the same is true of other ...

The cost of vouchers

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Public schools are just beginning to feel the effects of the voucher system. With fewer students and less money, they must make hard decisions. They have to let personnel go and perhaps even close schools. Nobody should argue against school choice, which is provided by vouchers. It gives ...

All means all: Supporting students with disabilities at MCSD

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If you visit one of our schools in Marshalltown, you will likely see students participating in unique learning activities. This may include baking for the Bobcat Cafe, learning phonics at one of our elementaries, or tackling complex problems for a business partner through our 3DE ...

District 53 Newsletter from Rep. Dean Fisher

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This week, Iowa House Republicans released House Study Bill 596, our property tax proposal to put the taxpayers first. This plan is not about protecting the status quo for taxing entities; it is about creating predictability and protecting the bank accounts of hardworking Iowans. For too long ...