Iowa columnist condemns profiling at Old Navy in West Des Moines
Regina McCay McDeid writes that racial profiling by Old Navy staff at Jordan Creek Town Center sparked outrage and firings. She links incident to broader Iowa issues, urging Black leaders and communities to address white supremacy and everyday racism in state life.
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Community Letter Calls for Audit on Iowa Government Spending
Gail Martens of Cedar Rapids urges an audit of state finances citing tuition raises, gas tax, lottery and fishing taxes, and neglect of parks. She claims cutbacks hit workers while management remains strong and asks where tax dollars go.
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Iowa Trust Fund Aims To Tackle Water Quality Challenge
Iowa leaders push the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund as a long term solution to the state’s water woes and quality of life. Support for funding grows, with public polling showing voters backing a sales tax increase to sustain over $100 million yearly for water, parks, wildlife and REAP.
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Kim Reynolds
Iowa
Runoff elections urged in Iowa Democratic plank
Matt Chapman of Waukee urges a party plank to back runoff elections in Iowa. He notes that if no candidate in a primary achieves 35 percent, a runoff should occur between the top two. He argues for transparency and remedies to perceived flaws, while linking voter ID debates to partisan aims.
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Iowa eyes needle exchanges to curb drug harms
Iowa lawmakers consider Republican bills to exempt approved needles from illegal paraphernalia and to create a state run needle exchange under the Iowa Department of Public Health. Advocates back harm reduction amid the opioid crisis, citing infections like HIV and broad GOP and Dem support, with potential opposition from party leaders. The subcommittee meets in Des Moines to discuss Senate Study Bill 3008, as sponsors push for priority this session.
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