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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.
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OPINION: If Trump really cared about Main Street, Iowa would feel it
President Donald Trump visited Iowa this week, touting his economic record and asking voters to believe he stands with working people, small businesses, and farmers. As business and farm leaders who live this economy every day, we wish that were true. But what matters to Main Street Iowa is not the stagecraft. It is whether…
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3 takeaways from Trump’s Iowa speech
The president made his first major 2026 pitch in Clive as his administration is roiled by two fatal shootings of US citizens by immigration agents in Minnesota. CLIVE — Amid widespread dissatisfaction with his administration, President Donald Trump kicked off his party’s 2026 midterm campaign Tuesday with a rally where he claimed victory over inflation…
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OPINION: Why Iowa deserves a queer library
In a world that demands more of our time and attention be spent online, it can be easy to forget how much we need in-person community and connection too. The Des Moines Pride Center exists because LGBTQ+ people have always needed places to gather, learn, and simply be ourselves together. The Des Moines Pride Center…
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ICE actions in Iowa ‘indefensible,’ lied to court, judge says
A federal judge has criticized what he calls the “indefensible” actions of federal immigration enforcement agents in Iowa, ruling they illegally detained a man in the Muscatine County Jail and then attempted to “cover their tracks” through misleading legal filings.
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Iowa congressional races see Democratic fields narrow
State Rep. Jennifer Konfrst exited the Democratic primary for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, while Democrat Taylor Wettach pivoted to a bid for state auditor. Iowa’s two most competitive congressional races saw significant shifts this week as Democratic candidates dropped out, setting up clearer general election matchups against two embattled Republican incumbents. State Rep. Jennifer Konfrst…
