POLITICS VIDEO

Over the last few weeks, our team has been drawing connections between pesticide usage, nitrate-contaminated water, a severe lack of regulations, and our state’s cancer crisis. The reaction may be to freeze or flight, but the one that will make things better is fight. How are you fighting for Iowa’s environment? How can we build…

Corporations have plenty of strategies for manipulating government regulations, but how does it impact the governed? On the latest episode of Cornhole Champions, investigative journalist Carey Gillam answers your question on how Big Ag is casting Iowans’ health aside to make a profit. Watch here: https://youtu.be/fovhopStD0c?si=E3tOIxZeh_CeCsmU

Hundreds of students in Iowa’s largest school district walked out of class to protest Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts’ immigration arrest last week.

It’s true that personal health and habits drive up our risk of cancer, but they do not tell the full story. To take on Iowa’s cancer crisis, the government will need to take action.

Iowa has the second-highest cancer rate in the nation, and it’s getting worse. A million-dollar study confirmed what many suspected: agricultural pollution is poisoning our water and making Iowans sick. However, after scientists completed their research, the $400,000 set aside to tell Iowans about it simply ⁠disappeared⁠. On this episode of Cornhole Champions, Zachary Oren…

Sooo… is it Hinson for Iowa or Hinson for Trump?

Escucha Mi Voz held a press conference Friday where Laura Castro, Jorge González’s partner, spoke out about her partner’s ICE abduction. She said González always complied with ICE while he was going through the legal immigration process, and even wore an ankle monitor provided by the agency.

State and local lawmakers, community advocates, and family spoke out in front of hundreds of Iowans in support of Jorge González, an Iowa City man abducted by immigration officers.

Strong retirement benefits are viewed as a key tool to combat an ongoing teacher shortage in Iowa. The main program for educators is the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS)—which is a defined-benefit pension plan that guarantees a lifetime monthly income. These plans are seen as more secure than 401(k) accounts because they eliminate risk…

Earlier this summer, Rob Faux spoke about his experience as a farmer and cancer survivor at the Cancer in Iowa: Black Hawk County listening session. He said personal choice can only lower cancer risks so much, and what Iowans really need is good policy to protect their health. Subscribe to our newsletter for editions of…