Polk County Set to Rename Justice Center for John Sarcone
The Polk County Board of Supervisors plans to rename the Justice Center in downtown Des Moines after longtime County Attorney John Sarcone, a controversial...
Register Expects “Great Things” from QAnon Mom Lawyer Alan Ostergren
On Sunday as part of a series featuring 15 "Iowans we expect great things from in the coming year," the Des Moines Register published...
The Absolutely Cocksure Posturing of a Concern-Trolling Republican
Three weeks ago, state senators Jake Chapman and Brad Zaun crashed a standing-room-only school board committee meeting in Johnston, where they issued an alarming...
Republican Mike Bousselot Embraces the Conspiracy Fringe in House Special Election
To a casual observer of Tuesday's special election for Iowa House District 37, Republican candidate Mike Bousselot is simply a former aide to two...
A Closer Look at the Anti-Black Lives Matter PAC Targeting the Ames School District
A recently formed political organization called Ames Deserves Better is taking aim at the city's school board, continuing a fight that began in January...
Iowa’s Backlash Against Teaching Truth
“History is the fruit of power, but power itself is never so transparent that its analysis becomes superfluous. The ultimate mark of power may...
An Anti-Vaxxer with a QAnon Tie [Update: Will Not] Soon Join the Johnston City...
Update: According to unofficial results from the Polk County Auditor's website, Johnson finished in fourth place among the four contenders for a seat on...
Iowans: Your Constitutional Rights Are Under Attack
Last Thursday by a 63-30 vote, the Iowa House passed a 33-page amendment to a Senate bill giving police officers a pass on certain...
What Really Happened at Last Week’s State Capitol Protest
Misinformation about a protest at the state Capitol last Thursday spread like wildfire across right-wing networks and social media accounts. Many of them backhandedly...
In 1993, Polk County Attorney John Sarcone Faced Allegations of Bias on Abortion Cases
In our recent criticism of Polk County Attorney John Sarcone's prosecution of Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri over her arrest at a racial...
