Reynolds leads bid to erase transgender rights in Iowa
Aime J. Wichtendahl criticizes Gov. Reynolds and the Legislature for HSB 649 and related bills aiming to reinstate separate but equal standards and roll back civil rights for transgender Iowans. The column urges residents to oppose the measures, support trans communities, and vote out autocratic leaders in November.
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Kim Reynolds
Iowa
Reynolds
House
Sharon Steckman
Mason City
Heritage Foundation
Twitter
North Carolina
Gov
Misfit show lampoons Iowa policy and figures in holiday whimsy
An opinion piece satire lampoons Iowa policy debates and public figures during funnel week. It imagines misfits voicing extreme stances on reproductive rights, library funding, education agency reform, postpartum care, gun policy, and environmental issues. The narrator jokes about political absurdity and ends with a holiday nod and a phone contact.
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Area Education Agency
Iowa
Hog Barrow Island
Protest marbles and security clash at IMU event
Two students, Izzy Kippes and Elizabeth Jorgensen, used backpacks during a protest at the University of Iowa IMU leading to marble dumping and security tightens. A jury found one count of disorderly conduct guilty while the criminal mischief charge remained deadlocked. police prevented injuries as crowds clashed with protesters.
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Mallory
Iowa River
IMU
Hubbard Park
Sara Sand
Matt Walsh
Walsh
Young Americans For Freedom
Hell
Franco
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WTF
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Elizabeth Jorgensen
University of Iowa
Gina Messamer
Parrish Kruidenier Law Firm
Des Moines
Messamer
Johnson County
Iowa City
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