Editorial: Homelessness should not be criminalized in Iowa
The Gazette argues against criminalizing homelessness after a Supreme Court ruling in Grants Pass and notes Iowa lawmakers may revisit fines on camping or sleeping in public. It advocates housing first approaches like Cedar Rapids and Linn County’s homeless systems manager, warns against tying aid to punitive fees, and cites the Cicero Institute’s role and local opposition.
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Cedar Rapids
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Cicero
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Linn County
Alliance
Iowa City man charged over parody account case mocked as political theater
Community letters question the charges against Daniel Kauble for a parody account in detective Ian Mallory’s name on X. Authors say no identity theft or witness tampering occurred and argue the case targets speech by a public figure, urging Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird to drop the case as unsafe for free expression.
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Daniel Kauble
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Ian Mallory
Kauble
Mallory
Johnson County
Rachel Zimmerman Smith
Tara Dutcher
Ian
Dutcher
Iowa
Brenna Bird
Bird
Harris Should Brand Her Law and Order past in Fight Against Trump
Froma Harrop argues Kamala Harris should lean on her record as San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general to present a centrist, law and order image. She notes Biden’s strong economy and Trump's disqualifying conduct, urging Harris to back strict border enforcement and legal immigration reform while highlighting her prosecutorial toughness in debates and a potential vice presidential pick like Mark Kelly.
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JD Vance
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Sergey Lavrov
Harris
Lara Bazelon
Biden
America
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Sen
Mark Kelly
Putin
West
Iowa Needs Constitutional Protection for Reproductive Rights
Jennifer Konfast of Windsor Heights argues for a voter referendum to add reproductive freedom to Iowa’s Constitution. She criticizes the six week abortion ban and potential IVF restrictions, urging lawmakers to pass a ballot measure for Iowans to decide.
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Iowa
Jennifer Konfist
Windsor Heights
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