Voter ID bills threaten Iowa voting rights and access
Jennifer Sessions of Iowa City writes that proposed voter ID laws and changes to registration and early voting would disproportionately disenfranchise minorities, the elderly, and disabled, increasing lines, imposing a poll tax, and risking abuse through signature checks. The piece argues Iowa already has a clean election system and urges opposition to these measures.
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Iowan readers urged to review tax breaks and support Hinson
The Gazette editorial cites seven million for massage therapy ten million for grain drying and 137 million for packaging containers as examples of unnecessary tax breaks. It urges lawmakers to review appropriations and explain them, backing Rep Ashley Hinson while warning that votes for reelection influenceoversight. The piece also cautions on SNAP benefits and critiques Trump administration disclosures and calls for a transparent independent investigation into alleged contacts with Russian officials.
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Community letters question on universal health care
A reader, Larry Neppl of Marion, asks why Congress does not pose the core issue of providing the same health care to all U.S. citizens that they receive, framing it as the pivotal question in the health care debate.
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Public education support hinges on funding master plan bond
Chris Lynch urges Iowa City voters to back a general obligation bond to fund the Facilities Master Plan expanding HVAC upgrades through 2021 and improving schools. The column outlines community input from 2013 and 2017 engagement, emphasizes sticking to the plan, and notes public education faces political headwinds.
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