Politics
Spencer Council Member Leann Jacobsen Joins Race Against Steve King
Leann Jacobsen, Spencer's sole woman council member and a business owner who had been considering entering the Democratic primary in Iowa's 4th Congressional District...
Document: Koch Foundation Proposal for Iowa State Midwest Markets Research
Late last month, the Informer reached out to Peter Orazem, an Ames City Council member and Iowa State University economics professor, about a report...
J.D. Scholten: The Informer Interview
Fresh off his campaign launch Tuesday, Sioux City freelance paralegal J.D. Scholten visited London Underground, a bar and progressive haunt in downtown Ames, Friday...
Former Baseball Standout J.D. Scholten to Challenge Steve King in CD4
J.D. Scholten, a paralegal and former baseball standout who recently returned to his home of Sioux City, has announced that he will challenge Congressman...
Iowa State Econ Department Working to Finalize Koch Deal for Market Research Program
Iowa State University’s economics department is working to finalize a multimillion-dollar funding agreement with the Charles Koch Foundation and another donor to expand a...
Russia-Tainted Ignoramus Sam Clovis Faces Opposition over USDA Science Post
Last week, President Trump made official months-long expectations that Sam Clovis, a former talk radio host and Morningside College business professor with no previous...
Islamophobic Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy Fired, Says He’ll Appeal Decision
Dan Charleston, the Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy who became the subject of an internal investigation earlier this month after posting comments on Facebook...
Trump Trashes Wind Energy, Promotes Solar Border Wall During Iowa Visit
On his first — delayed — trip to Iowa since his election victory tour stop last December, Donald Trump visited Cedar Rapids, where he...
Bakken Pipeline Foes Return to Des Moines River for Second Flotilla
On Saturday morning, members of the Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition returned to the Norton's Ford put-in site along the Des Moines River in Boone...
In Iowa, US, Unions Are at a Crossroads
“What do we do when we’re under attack? Stand up, fight back!”
It was a chant that echoed throughout the Iowa State Capitol back in...
