A campus free speech bill passed the Iowa Senate earlier this year. It's clear that if Eric Giddens, the Democrat candidate in Tuesday's Iowa Senate special election were in office, he'd fight tooth and nail against such an idea.
Giddens...
SCR 4, proposed by Sen. Liz Mathis (D-Hiawatha). A concurrent resolution requesting to establish an interim study committee to identify creative, environmental and sustainable ways to limit single-use plastics.
The resolution says plastic has been mass produced for about 60...
There are currently two opposing politically ideologies vying for control of America and its citizens. The first group believes government is our master and needs to be involved in every aspect of our lives. They believe America is the...
Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer toured several minority-owned businesses in the Cedar Valley last week. Thomas Hansen, who is a Republican running to challenge Finkenauer for the seat, issued this response:
"There is nothing that so lifts the human spirit as accomplishment...
There used to be a time in this Nation when a black man could not use the same bathroom as a white man. America, however, has continuously moved toward the ideals set forth in its founding, equality being one...
Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer posted pictures on Facebook Tuesday morning of her greeting veterans from an Eastern Iowa Honor Flight in Washington D.C.
"No better way to spend the morning than with our #IA01 heroes visiting the WWII Memorial from the...
Cedar Valley Patriots For Christ will join Pastor Sam Jones of Faith Baptist Church tonight (Thursday, Aug. 22) for a time of prayer, repentance and proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ in response to Pridefest. The time of prayer...
Waterloo residents have reached out to The Iowa Standard with concerns about the city’s possible action on an ordinance to “ban the box.” The first reading of the ordinance passed on a 5-2 vote. The second passed on...
Multiple sources indicated to The Iowa Standard that either Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D-Waterloo) or a member of Democrat House caucus staff had offered advice privately to individuals on the Waterloo city council regarding the ordinance known as "ban the...
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