Uvalde Lessons Shape Texas School Safety Bill
The Dallas Morning News editorial argues House Bill 33, the Uvalde Strong Act, is a partial fix focusing on preparedness and security upgrades while ignoring gun access. It notes bipartisan support but criticizes the proposal as a Band-Aid, urging broader gun control to prevent shootings rather than only planning for their aftermath.
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Robb
Texas
Don McLaughlin
Department of Justice
McLaughlin
Community Letter Urges Respect and Accountability in Politics
A business leader appeals for decorum and empathy in public discourse. He urges voters to hold state and federal representatives to higher standards, support leaders who promote compromise, kindness, and tolerance, and drive bipartisan progress without changing party affiliation.
Congress: Support cancer research urges federal funding
Kathy Welsh argues for sustained federal support for cancer research at Iowa institutions like the University of Iowa. She notes Iowa's rising cancer rates per the 2025 report and urges Senators Grassley and Ernst and Representatives Miller-Meeks Hinson Nunn Feenstra to defend NIH, CDC, HHS funding, linking farm subsidies to protecting families affected by cancer. Welsh, a Iowa City cancer survivor, discusses personal stakes and the value of screening and evolving treatments.
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Iowa
Hayden Fry
Caitlin Clark
U.S
University of Iowa
National Institutes of Health, Health and Human Services
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Chuck Grassley
Joni Ernst
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Ashley Hinson
Zach Nunn
Randy Feenstra
Kathy Welsh
Iowa City
Not what democracy looks like a rural Iowa perspective
Barbara Kalbach argues Rep Charley Thomson's demand for Iowa MMA staff donor and client lists is an intimidation tactic. She recalls past threats from Summit Carbon Solutions and urges touring rural communities to learn real Iowa values of belonging and dialogue over fear. Kalbach is a farmer nurse and Iowan rights advocate.
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Charley Thomson
Charles City
Summit Carbon Solutions
Thomson
Iowa Mma
House Government Oversight Committee
Randy Evans
Iowa Freedom of Information Council
Statehouse
Iowa
Iowa Citzens For
Marshalltown
MMJ
Robert Leonard
Rep. Thomson
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