Hospital system UnityPoint would rather spend millions on anti-union ‘educators’ than on safe staffing policies.
Iowa
Posted inPolitics
The First Casualty of the Big Beautiful Bill?
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst told a constituent, who feared health care cuts would lead to mass death, that ‘We all are going to die.’ That’s prompted a formidable challenge to her re-election.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Iowa Sees Little Progress on Gun Violence Prevention
After the Perry High School shooting, students demanded gun reform, but state lawmakers have been slow to respond.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Return of the Koch Brothers
Koch Industries is buying an Iowa fertilizer plant built with taxpayer dollars. Will federal authorities block the deal?
Posted inPolitics
Trump Wins Iowa, Sun Rises in East
An aging, distempered electorate votes for their favorite aging, distempered candidate.
Posted inPodcasts
Deep Fried Democracy
Dave Weigel and Lola Blanc discuss the Republican presidential primary.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Minnesota Stands Out in Midwest on Abortion
After ‘Dobbs,’ state lawmakers moved decisively to liberalize reproductive rights laws.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
John Deere Says Farmers Can Fix Their Own Tractors—Sometimes
It cuts a deal with a farmers’ group to forestall legislation requiring it to stop compelling farmers to come to Deere for all their repairs.
Posted inPolitics
Is the 2022 Midterm Lost to Dems?
Today on TAP: Not if we ignore the pack-rat punditry and take a closer look.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Corn Ethanol Investors Poised to Profit From Inflation Reduction Act
The ethanol industry will be first in line for carbon capture tax credits, even though that’s not really who the program was designed for.