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Video Report: Iowans Talk About Negative Ads

We talked with Iowa voters about negative advertisements and the role they played in how they voted on Election Day. These voters spoke on Nov. 4, 2014, about their views

By Meghan Horihan/IowaWatch and Mareah Adolphs/Loras College, LCTV News

/ 4 Nov 2014

Video Report: Iowans Talk About Negative Ads

Iowa's Top Political Donors Play On The National Level

Iowans with deep pockets when it comes to making campaign donations are sending some of their money out of state, even to places where their contributions may seem like a drop in the bucket.

By Stephen Gruber-Miller

/ 4 Nov 2014

Iowa's Top Political Donors Play On The National Level

IowaWatch Connection: Iowa's Political Climate

Political rhetoric seems more heated, and the discussion nastier, than ever. Listen to the IowaWatch Connection podcast, which includes suggestions on how we might get back to more effective political dialogue.

By Jeff Stein

/ 3 Nov 2014

IowaWatch Connection: Iowa's Political Climate

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Of Negative Ads In Iowa's 2014 U.S. Senate Race

They’ve taken over your television, YouTube videos and radio dial, but how much do you know about the negative political ads from the 2014 race for one of Iowa’

By Lauren Mills

/ 3 Nov 2014

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Of Negative Ads In Iowa's 2014 U.S. Senate Race

Iowa's Most Generous Political Donors Lean Republican, But A Democrat Gives The Most

Individual political donors from Iowa have pumped more than $43 million into political races the past three years, but knowing the impact of those donations may be hard to determine. The reason: the growth of anonymous donors and Super PACs.

By Linh Ta

/ 3 Nov 2014

Iowa's Most Generous Political Donors Lean Republican, But A Democrat Gives The Most

Podcast: KXIC 'Your Town' Features IowaWatch Puppy Mill Story, Jacob Luplow

IowaWatch summer 2014 intern Jacob Luplow and executive director-editor Lyle Muller were the guests on the Tuesday, Oct. 21, “Your Town” show on KXIC radio, AM 800, in Iowa

By IowaWatch

/ 30 Oct 2014

Podcast: KXIC 'Your Town' Features IowaWatch Puppy Mill Story, Jacob Luplow

IowaWatch Receives Statewide Award For Its Journalism

The Iowa Association for Justice (IAJ) has announced that it is giving its 2014 Excellence in Journalism Award to the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, which runs the non-profit news organization IowaWatch.org.

By IowaWatch

/ 29 Oct 2014

IowaWatch Receives Statewide Award For Its Journalism

Serious Animal Welfare Act Violations Do Not Mean Quick Removal Of Dogs From Breeding Facilities

Dog breeders in Iowa who repeatedly do not comply with the Animal Welfare Act [http://awic.nal.usda.gov/government-and-professional-resources/federal-laws/animal-welfare-act]are allowed to continue raising and breeding dogs – sometimes in horrible conditions – while federal inspectors give the cited

By Jacob Luplow

/ 12 Oct 2014

Serious Animal Welfare Act Violations Do Not Mean Quick Removal Of Dogs From Breeding Facilities

How Things Got Out Of Hand At One Iowa Dog Breeder Inspection Visit

Hamilton County Sheriff Dennis Hagerson has been aware of Julies Jules, a dog breeding facility that Julie and Carolyn Arends have owned for 30 years, since joining federal inspectors at their place while a deputy a few years back. “It was just a poor operation,” Hagerson said. “It was like a puppy

By Lyle Muller and Jacob Luplow

/ 12 Oct 2014

How Things Got Out Of Hand At One Iowa Dog Breeder Inspection Visit

For Your Viewing: IowaWatch's 2014 Annual Report, Nonprofit 990 Report for 2013, Video About Our Work

The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism-IowaWatch.org released on Oct. 2, 2014, an annual report that shows advancements the nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization is making.

By IowaWatch

/ 6 Oct 2014

For Your Viewing: IowaWatch's 2014 Annual Report, Nonprofit 990 Report for 2013, Video About Our Work

Jim Bohannon: We Should Be Passionately, Shamelessly Promoting First Amendment Benefits

Jim Bohannon, host of the popular radio news talk programs “The Jim Bohannon Show” and “America in the Morning“, spoke Oct. 2, 2014, in Des Moines at the annual Celebrating

By Inma Mateos

/ 4 Oct 2014

Jim Bohannon: We Should Be Passionately, Shamelessly Promoting First Amendment Benefits

Brian Cooper, Michael Gartner Named IowaWatch Free Press Champions

Two longtime Iowa journalists -- Brian Cooper, editor of The Telegraph Herald in Dubuque, and First Amendment advocate Michael Gartner, owner of the Iowa Cubs baseball team -- were honored by the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism-IowaWatch Thursday, Oct. 2, with Free Press Champion Awards. T

By IowaWatch

/ 3 Oct 2014

Brian Cooper, Michael Gartner Named IowaWatch Free Press Champions