Government
Trump announces John Deere factory will build only excavators made in US(Daily Caller News Foundation) â President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that John Deere will invest $70 million to build a new excavator factory in North Carolina that will manufacture the… Read More
Government
Trump touts record-breaking economy, support of American farmers during Iowa visitPresident Donald Trump celebrated the âexplosion of economic growthâ under his administration during a speech Tuesday afternoon in Iowa. âThis has been the most dramatic one-year turnaround of any country in history in… Read More
Politics
Watch: Suburban Iowa voter who supported Biden flips, says âTrump was right about everythingâFirst it was CBS gaining a dose of reality after Bari Weiss required reporters to balance their coverage, and now CNN is showing signs of doing its own… Read More
Courts
Iowa district, former teacher sued for alleged abuse of autistic childA parent has sued Iowaâs Sioux City Community School District and a former teacher, accusing the district of negligence in failing to supervise the teacher who allegedly abused a nonverbal child with autism. âThe lawsuit claims that Olivia Ratley, who was a special education teacher… Read More
Government
Iowa first state granted Education Department waiver for use of federal fundsIn another cut to the federal bureaucracy, the U.S. Department of Education has granted Iowa the first Returning Education to the States waiver, allowing the state to use certain federal funds with… Read More
Public Education
K-12 public enrollment falls across Iowa while ‘nonpublic’ numbers continue to riseIowaâs certified K-12 enrollment has fallen this year, the stateâs education department confirmed recently â downplaying the decline as “a long-standing national trend driven by lower birth rates and… Read More
World
Officials name US soldiers killed in terrorist ambush, both from Iowa(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The U.S. Army released the identities of two Iowa National Guardsmen killed in an alleged ISIS attack in Syria on Saturday. The Guardsmen were identified… Read More
Government
Watch: Senator says $79 billion in COVID-19 fraud included loan applicants who used doll-face photos for IDSenator Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican who has spent much of her Washington career fighting government waste, called out fraud examples Wednesday, including people who used pictures of dolls on… Read More
Government
Ernst, Cruz introduce bill to recover billions from Biden boondoggle(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Republican Sens. Joni Ernst of Iowa and Ted Cruz of Texas introduced legislation on Friday to recover savings from former President Joe Bidenâs rural broadband… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Americans strongly support school choice, especially in states with new programsEnthusiasm for school choice continues to spread like wildfire as American parents seek more flexibility. New polling from yes. every kid., an education advocacy group, shows… Read More
Politics
Democrat school board chair ends senate campaign after her superintendentâs arrest(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Democratic Senate candidate ended her campaign Thursday as her school board continues to deal with the fallout of a superintendentâs arrest by immigration authorities. Read More
Public Education
Illegal migrant superintendent with criminal record also faked doctorate â and Des Moines knew before hiring(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The illegal immigrant with a criminal record serving as a school superintendent who was recently nabbed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) also lied about… Read More
Politics
Illegal immigrant superintendent nabbed by ICE helped pass policy allowing criminals to be hired in schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The illegal immigrant with a criminal record caught running Iowaâs largest school district championed and helped pass a policy that makes it easier for criminals to… Read More
Politics
Rep. Ashley Hinson rolls out bill to provide resources to parents who suffer pregnancy loss(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Republican Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson on Wednesday unveiled the Healing Mothers And Fathers Act, a bill which seeks to give parents the time and financial resources… Read More
Public Education
Two Iowa universities hit with Civil Rights complaint for allegedly continuing illegal DEI(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Protect the Publicâs Trust (PPT) filed a civil rights complaint against the University of Iowa (UIowa) and Iowa State University (ISU) on Thursday after videos… Read More
Public Education
Teacher threatens to sue immigrant mom who objected to woke curriculum(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An Iowa mother is allegedly being targeted after speaking out at a school board meeting about Black Lives Matter (BLM) content being taught to her… Read More
Government
Iowa school choice program goes fully universal, approves nearly 44,000 scholarshipsSchool choice is booming in Iowa as the program is now fully universal. The stateâs education savings account (ESA) program has grown over 50% in just… Read More
Politics
No men in women’s sports, says Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidateIowaâs state auditor, who is a Democrat candidate for governor, has come out against male transgender athletes playing in womenâs sports. When a local radio host asked Rob Sand whether… Read More
Culture
Babies safely surrendered in Mississippi, Iowa under safe haven lawsTwo more babies are safe and on the path to adoption â thanks to safe haven laws in Mississippi and Iowa. Last week, a woman surrendered a baby through a… Read More
Culture
Planned Parenthood closing 8 clinics in Iowa, MinnesotaÂA Planned Parenthood affiliate recently announced plans to shutter eight clinics in two states, leading pro-life advocates to celebrate online. âGreat start! We must keep going until Planned Genocide is… Read More