It appears 2026 may be the year Iowa lawmakers tackle property tax relief and all its many complications and implications. …
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It appears 2026 may be the year Iowa lawmakers tackle property tax relief and all its many complications and implications. …
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Iowans take pride in resilience. From farmers weathering storms to small-town families coming together in hard times, our state is …
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Iowa’s attorney general is again leading a red-state posse to stop the IRS and a dastardly rule covering donations to …
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A recent letter stated SNAP “does not deserve political theater.” On that point, I agree. However, when discussing a federal …
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In Iowa, more than 130,000 people buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. Many of them are facing …
Archbishop Thomas Zinkula
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As someone who was born and raised — and now lives and serves — in the Archdiocese of Dubuque, I …
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I caught word of a post a couple weeks ago on the social media site BlueSky in which a person …
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