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In 1900, Buxton, Iowa, treated Black and white workers equally
Buxton, Iowa, was an unincorporated mining town where Black and white residents lived, worked, and went to school side by side—with equal pay and no segregation. How? It was designed that way.
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Iowa Republicans push to eliminate school vaccine requirements, other sweeping changes
As measles returns to the United States, Iowa Republicans want to remove school vaccine requirements shown to reduce spread of deadly viruses. Iowa Republicans advanced legislation Wednesday that would make Iowa the first state in the nation to completely eliminate vaccine requirements for K-12 students, marking a dramatic shift from nearly five decades of public…
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‘I almost died trying to get an abortion in Iowa’—a mother of 4 speaks out
This Iowa mother of four was heartbroken when her fetus received a fatal diagnosis. Then the pregnancy threatened her life, too.
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Feenstra leads primary in fundraising but faces grassroots backlash
US Rep. Randy Feenstra enters the 2026 Iowa gubernatorial primary as the fundraising frontrunner, but roiling discontent among Republican activists threatens to undermine his campaign. US Rep. Randy Feenstra has an ideal perch in the Iowa Republican primary for governor. The northwestern Iowa congressman raised $4.3 million in his campaign’s first seven months, fundraising circles…
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Protests and rallies around Iowa: Feb 3-10, 2026
Protests and rallies around Iowa for Feb 3-10, 2026:
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It’s 2026 and you’re uninsured. Now what?
Health policy changes in Washington will ripple through the country, resulting in millions of Americans losing their Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage and becoming uninsured. But there are still ways to find care.
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The economy is great again (LOL): Iowa Worker’s Almanac layoffs and news, Jan. 29, 2026
The economy is great again? That’s what US Rep. Ashley Hinson, running for US Senate, wrote in a Des Moines Register opinion piece this week in advance of President Donald Trump’s speech where he tried saying the same thing while he was in Clive Tuesday.
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Here’s when Case New Holland Burlington layoffs will happen
We knew this Southeast Iowa factory was closing. Now we know when layoffs are happening—and how many workers will be affected. (Watch this story on YouTube.) This week, Case New Holland filed notice that 209 workers will be laid off in Burlington. Instead of one big layoff, the company is using what’s called a “rolling layoff.” That’s where companies cut…
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Oppose ICE? Here’s how you can take action
Here are some action tools to help stop ICE funding, halt detention expansion, and demand accountability from Congress.
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Oppose ICE? Here’s how you can take action
Here are some action tools to help stop ICE funding, halt detention expansion, and demand accountability from Congress.
