Is Party Unity Even Possible Between Progressives and Corporate Democrats? Just Ask Iowa
The modern-day progressive movement that is currently so active seems to have both adopted a new shape and then taken off quickly in 2003...
Ernst’s Belief That Trump Is Not Racist Ignores Decades of Evidence to the Contrary
Iowa’s junior senator Joni Ernst held a town hall meeting in Boone Monday, where she was asked about Donald Trump’s recent comment during an...
Can Cathy Glasson Be the Dems’ Anti-Reynolds?
One week ago, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds delivered her first Condition of the State address at the Capitol building in Des Moines, defending the...
Steve King Declares Racial Oppression a Thing of the Past
Steve King was at it again on Twitter last weekend, sharing a link to a column in the Wall Street Journal that criticized the...
Weekly News Roundup: State GOP Hires HR Director, Ferentz Goes to War with Neighbors
The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio.
Reynolds Gives First Condition of the State Address
Earlier this month, Republican Gov. Kim...
The Time Grassley Compared Pot Smoking to Genocide, Rape, and Child Abuse
A week ago today, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo overturning a 2013 Obama administration decision to no longer take federal drug...
Grassley Slams Feinstein for Releasing Trump Dossier Interview Transcript
A spokesperson for Chuck Grassley responded strongly on Tuesday after the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman's Democratic colleague Dianne Feinstein released the 300-page transcript of...
ISU’s Unconstitutional Marijuana T-Shirt Ban Costs Taxpayers Upwards of $343,000
The long saga of two former Iowa State University students' legal battle against the university for prohibiting them from printing pro-pot T-shirts finally neared...
Weekly News Roundup: Privatized Medicaid Program Saving State Far Less Than Promised
The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio.
According to a new estimate from the Iowa Department of Human Services, the...
