No longer limited to ink and paper, Iowa’s public libraries are spending increasing amounts of money on new technologies, such as eBooks and iPads. But it has come at a cost. Story includes database with information from every Iowa public library.
A poll from the nonprofit media watchdog iMediaEthics shows a majority of Americans support allowing immigrants who entered the United States illegally to stay in the country if otherwise following the law, but opinions on granting citizenship or permanent residency are tightly split. View the entir
Conservative foundations, multinational oil companies and a prescription drug maker were the most frequent sponsors of more than 100 expense-paid educational seminars attended by federal judges over a 4 1/2-year period, according to a Center for Public Integrity investigation. View interactive list
The survey comes at a time when gun laws are being debated in Iowa and nationally. It polled 676 randomly selected students from the UI directory Feb. 26 through March 5 and was weighted to match the school’s demographics.
Numbers on the first line with donors’ names and place of residence are total donations to federal and state candidates, parties, PACs, super PACs, and 527 campaigns. Numbers on the
Where Do Big Political Donors Give? Everywhere. Analysis of campaign contributions finds wealthy donors spread their money far and wide, influencing races in other states.
A special report focusing on voter rights in all 50 states, including Iowa.
Read five of the team’s stories, made available to several news outlets in the nation, including
