Steve King Demands Media “Apoligize” for “Relentless Attacks” Against Him
Republican Steve King, an outspoken white nationalist who represents Iowa's 4th Congressional District that includes Ames, took to Facebook Thursday to demand that the...
Documents: ISU Ag College Pushes Back vs. GOP Effort to Defund Leopold Center [Updated]
On Tuesday, word began to spread that Iowa Republicans planned to defund Iowa State University's Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, which over the past...
Heddens Introduces “Masturbatory Emissions” Amendment to Abortion Ban Bill
On Monday, state Rep. Lisa Heddens, D-Ames, along with her Democratic colleague Bruce Hunter of Des Moines, introduced a tongue-in-cheek "Man's Right to Know...
David Duke Praises Steve King’s White Nationalist Tweet
Holocaust denier and former Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard David Duke praised Iowa Congressman Steve King on Twitter today after King approvingly tweeted about...
Mark Chelgren’s Greatest Hits
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to include information about Chelgren’s firearms manufacturing business and his proposal to allow students to fire professors...
Charge Dropped for Independent Journalist Arrested in Mississippi Stand #NoDAPL Protest
A video journalist for the independent media outlet Unicorn Riot who was arrested for trespassing Oct. 12 during a Lee County protest against the...
Report: Lawmaker Lied About Business Degree from Steakhouse Franchise
The Republican lawmaker who recently filed a bill to require that Iowa's state universities hire more registered Republicans to balance out the number of...
Document: ISU Loses Appeal in NORML Free Speech Lawsuit
On Monday, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a federal district court's ruling in January 2016 that Iowa State University...
Rastetter’s Scandal-Riddled Tenure on Board of Regents Draws to a Close
Bruce Rastetter, the Iowa ag baron and Donald Trump campaign adviser, has said he won't seek reappointment to the Iowa Board of Regents, according...
AG Miller Joins 15-State Brief Opposing Trump’s Muslim Ban
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, a Democrat, announced on his office's website Monday that he has joined attorneys general from 14 other states and...
