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A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
New legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Chet Culver will require a “minority impact statement” for any legislation about public offenses and penalties, sentencing, parole and probation procedures.
A nearly empty cafeteria. That’s what greeted Anthony Porter at Des Moines’ East High School. The co-founder of the New York-based, A Call to Men , which trains men to end violence against women, visited Des Moines to give a four-hour workshop to sexual assault advocates and professionals for the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
Men must play a larger role in helping end violence against women.
A study this month in Waterloo will determine whether families with children are discriminated against when they rent property.
Racial disparities in America’s criminal justice system will be the focus of two events held in Cedar Falls and Waterloo on Monday.
Gambling is taking a severe toll on Iowans’ lives — playing a part in bankruptcies, foreclosures and suicides. With 17 licensed casinos across the state, almost 7 million Iowans gamble every year — and thousands of them report problems. In February, the most recent data available, 695 people called the the state’s gambling hot line, [...]
With so much attention paid to academic achievement gaps, lagging test scores and graduation rates, one might think all African-American students in Des Moines were struggling. But that is far from accurate. Nearly 50 of Des Moines’ highest achieving, gifted and brilliant black students on Saturday participated in an academic competition at Corinthian Baptist Church. [...]
It’s not too late to sign up to learn about lobbying and state government during an event geared for minorities and women.
Jurist Sees Racial Injustice in Iowa Courts Lady Justice wears a blindfold to signify that justice is supposed to be blind. But in Iowa, her blindfold is askew, and that’s a bad thing for people of color.
Debbie Gitchell felt embarrassed. When she heard that U.S. Rep Steve King had made controversial remarks about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, the Iowa Civil Rights commissioner wanted to denounce the “hateful” statements.
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