Iowa passed its first “ag gag” law back in 2012. First Amendment concerns have been addressed in the courts. Lawmakers came up with more versions. "It's a disgrace Big Pork would rather count on Iowa lawmakers to cover up their potential lawbreaking than clean up their slaughter houses and act legal
URBANDALE, Iowa – IowaWatch is taking nominations for the Stephen Berry and Randy Brubaker Free Press Champion awards. The awards are being presented this year after a break in 2020 due
In recent years, Republicans and Democrats in the Iowa Legislature often agree on little.
But they were nearly unanimous this spring in supporting an important piece of legislation — a bill
Many years ago, during a conversation with an old lawyer, he made a comment I still remember: “You can sue the bishop of Boston for bastardy, but that doesn’t
Forty-five words that were first written with a quill pen 230 years ago form what may be the most consequential sentence in United States history.
But that sentence also
This year’s Iowa State Fair received spotlight attention from coast to coast, thanks in large measure to the presence of just about everyone with an itch to be the next United States president. Shoe-horned into this Norman Rockwell-esque portrait this year was an unfortunate incident that showed an
IowaWatch honored an outstanding journalism educator and a long-time advocate for open government during its sixth annual banquet Thursday night, Sept. 27, at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown.
A group of Iowa activists met recently to chew over an assortment of issues facing Americans. ... One of the participants, a kind, no-nonsense woman from Boone, clearly was frustrated by the events recently in Charlottesville, Va.
In their own words, students and faculty at Iowa colleges and universities reveal whether or not rhetoric on their campuses has calmed since the November presidential election.
We at IowaWatch are raising funds to pay stipends to more than a dozen student journalists from six Iowa campuses in an IowaWatch/College Media reporting project. These journalists are interviewing students, faculty members and administrators to learn about this topic and to report it to you later d
