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...
Mark Chelgren’s Murky Business Dealings
Earlier this month, after the Informer raised questions about state Sen. Mark Chelgren’s 2006 domestic assault arrest and a company the GOP lawmaker founded...
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...
Chelgren Founded AR-15 Business Despite Domestic Violence Arrest
Mark “Chickenman” Chelgren, the GOP state senator from Ottumwa who made national headlines last week after NBC News revealed he falsely claimed to have...
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...
Student Protester Leads Walkout vs. “Racist” Leath, Slams Pence Hunting Trip with NRA Official
As university president Steven Leath took to the lectern at the annual Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity this morning in Ames, he...
