Ames Chamber Members Have Given Over $25,000 to Steve King
The Ames Chamber of Commerce recently refused to comment on anti-diversity tweets that echo white nationalist rhetoric by Republican Congressman Steve King, a recent...
Director Expresses Frustrations, Optimism for Leopold Center’s Future
Mark Rasmussen, the director of Iowa State University’s Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, led a discussion Monday on campus about the future of the...
ISU Agribiz Magnate Roger Underwood’s Social Media Posts Contrary to University’s Commitment to Diversity
Roger Underwood, an Ames agribusiness magnate and Iowa State University philanthropist, is also a major GOP donor and active social media user. Some of...
Wintersteen and Husband Have Given $3,000 to Trump Nominee Bill Northey
Sam Clovis’ nomination to be the US Department of Agriculture’s chief scientist was jettisoned the other week in the wake of news about his...
Weekly News Roundup: Abortion Wait Period Blocked, Audit Questions Leath’s Plane Use
The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio.
State Supreme Court Blocks Abortion Wait Period
Last Monday, the Iowa Supreme Court sided...
Who Endowed Wendy Wintersteen’s Ag College Chair?
For years, student activists and other critics of the dominating influence of Big Ag over research at Iowa State University have wondered who's behind...
Wendy Wintersteen Is the New President of Iowa State University
In a unanimous vote Monday afternoon that came as little surprise, the Iowa Board of Regents selected Wendy Wintersteen, the dean of Iowa State...
AgriSol, Harkin Institute, Leopold Center, and Monsanto: Wintersteen’s Red Flags
Later this afternoon, the Iowa Board of Regents plans to choose the successor to Iowa State University president Steven Leath. With the field narrowed...
Weekly News Roundup: Fox News Targets Ames, Iowa AG Sues DeVos, Reynolds Defends RFS
The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio.
Attorney General Tom Miller Sues Betsy DeVos
On Tuesday, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller,...
Lawsuits Allege Iowa State University Mishandled Sexual Assault Investigations
A pair of lawsuits filed hours apart last week variously allege that Iowa State University failed to properly investigate students’ sexual assault complaints in...
