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Op-Ed: Iowa’s energy grid isn’t a riverboat casino
If you want to gamble, the Mississippi has a long history of riverboat casinos.
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Op-Ed: Iowa taxpayers deserve constitutional protection
Iowa taxpayers deserve constitutional protection. This November, Iowans will be asked to vote on a simple constitutional amendment on whether it should be more difficult for the legislature to increase income taxes. Specifically, the amendment would require a two-thirds majority vote of both houses of the legislature to increase income taxes.
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Op-Ed: Reflecting the Glory of America: Herbert Hoover’s Story
On Aug. 10, 1874, Herbert Hoover was born in West Branch, Iowa. This year marks Hoover’s 152nd birthday, but it is also significant because it coincides with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the grand reopening of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum. It is fitting that the reopening of the Hoover Museum comes during the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Op-Ed: Smart, affordable energy built Iowa. Iowa’s voters must protect It in November
Iowa was first.
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Ongoing border enforcement: Revocation of citizenship of convicted criminals
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration continues its multifaceted approach to border security and national security, including its concerted effort to denaturalize citizenship of convicted criminals.
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Judge strikes down Tennessee SNAP ban on sugary foods
(The Center Square) – A federal judge struck down waivers allowing five states, including Tennessee, to ban sodas and other sweets from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Iowa’s Higher Education Committee is the Gold Standard
Iowa’s House Higher Education Committee, set in motion by House Speaker Pat Grassley and chaired by Rep. Taylor Collins, has done a remarkable amount of good work in the last two years. Iowa has become one of the nation’s leaders in higher education reform. Iowa, and the country, would benefit if the committee were renewed for the next legislative session – or even made permanent.
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Op-Ed: Iowa’s flat tax is vital for economic growth
“When I first took office in 2017, Iowa’s top income tax rate was 8.98%, among the nation’s highest. So was our 12% corporate tax rate. Those taxes weren’t just numbers on a page. They were eating into paychecks, increasing the cost of doing business, and quietly making life more expensive for Iowa families,” stated Gov. Kim Reynolds in her 2026 Condition of the State Address.
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Miller-Meeks, Bohannan to face off again in November
(The Center Square) - Voters across Iowa selected partisan candidates on Tuesday night in races that could determine control of Congress.
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