Brittany Robb

Inside The Reporter's Notebook: Gazette Series Humanizes, Raises Awareness Of Heroin Addiction

Heroin addiction is growing nationwide, and eastern Iowa is no exception with more than 61 non-fatal overdoses and 21 deaths in 2015. Cedar Rapids Gazette healthcare reporter Chelsea Keenan and public safety reporter Lee Hermiston spoke with IowaWatch intern Brittany Robb about their stories that fo

By Brittany Robb

/ 16 Aug 2016

Inside The Reporter's Notebook: Gazette Series Humanizes, Raises Awareness Of Heroin Addiction

The Stuff We Flush Could Come Back To Haunt Us When We Drink Water

Caffeine and a drug used to regulate blood sugar levels for people with Type 2 diabetes wash down the drain every day to become some of the most common unregulated contaminants in Iowa’s public drinking water, an IowaWatch investigation revealed.

By Brittany Robb

/ 10 Aug 2016

The Stuff We Flush Could Come Back To Haunt Us When We Drink Water

Branstad Keeps Arm's Length From Personhood Suggestion In Abortion Debate, For Now

Gov. Terry Branstad said in an IowaWatch interview he can’t commit support to an effort to extend personhood rights to fetuses at this early stage.

By Brittany Robb

/ 8 Jul 2016

Branstad Keeps Arm's Length From Personhood Suggestion In Abortion Debate, For Now

Iowa Legislator Wants To Push For Personhood Rights For All Fetuses

An Iowa state senator said he wants the Iowa Legislature to define life as beginning at conception following a June 27 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limits how much states can restrict abortion access. But the constitutionality of any legislation along those lines would be contrary to previous Su

By Brittany Robb

/ 30 Jun 2016

Inside The Reporter's Notebook: Gazette Series Humanizes, Raises Awareness Of Heroin Addiction

The Stuff We Flush Could Come Back To Haunt Us When We Drink Water

Branstad Keeps Arm's Length From Personhood Suggestion In Abortion Debate, For Now

Iowa Legislator Wants To Push For Personhood Rights For All Fetuses

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