Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
GOP boycotts health care advisory board House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. More
Hillary Clinton Gets Another Nudge for 2016 Paging, Hillary Clinton. Emily’s List, the influential abortion-rights group that backs Democratic women, unveiled an initiative Thursday to help put a woman in the White House. The group announced a six-figure digital media campaign and new polling that shows a strong appetite for a female commander-in-chief as part of its “Madame President” campaign. More
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs a new Iowa income tax cut into law. What that means for you: Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a law lowering Iowa's income tax to a 3.8% flat rate next year, speeding up a series of planned cuts. 05/2/2024 - 2:55 am | View Link
New dairy promises Iowa industry growth but who will milk all those cows? I’m delighted Daisy Brand, LLC will be building a 750,000 square foot manufacturing plant in Boone, Iowa. A total of 255 new jobs will be created, and in return, Daisy will receive $67 million in ... 05/2/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
Over 250 march to IC City Hall to protest new Iowa immigration law More than 250 Iowa City area residents and members from Escucha Mi Voz and the Catholic Worker House marched through downtown Iowa City Wednesday evening to protest a new Iowa law that permits state ... 05/1/2024 - 5:55 pm | View Link
'Iowa is not Texas': Hundreds gather near Iowa statehouse to protest new immigration law OPHELIA. STACEY. BEN. A NEW STATE LAW ALLOWS POLICE TO ARREST UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS HERE IN THE STATE OF IOWA. PEOPLE TELL ME THEY FEEL THE LAW TARGETS THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY HERE IN IOWA. HOLDING ... 05/1/2024 - 4:13 pm | View Link
Iowa Hawkeyes’ Big Ten men’s basketball opponents announced for 2024-25 Iowa men’s basketball is not hosting UCLA or USC in their first season in the Big Ten, but will go to Los Angeles to play both. 05/1/2024 - 11:11 am | View Link
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Last fall, I invited a stranger into my yard.
Manzanita, with its peeling red bark and delicate pitcher-shaped blossoms, thrives on the dry, rocky ridges of Northern California. The small, evergreen tree or shrub is famously drought-tolerant, with some varieties capable of enduring more than 200 days between waterings.
It’s been more than 50 years since Columbia University became the site of student demonstrations amid unrest over the Vietnam War, but the spirit of protest on campus remains strong.
Late Tuesday night, dozens of protestors sieged Hamilton Hall—the iconic site of numerous student occupations over the course of history—and unfurled a banner to reveal the building’s new name by protestors: “Hind’s Hall.” The designation was in honor of six-year-old Hind Rajab, who was killed by Israeli troops in Gaza.
A bill aimed at barring landlords from using algorithms to set rents died in the Colorado Senate on Wednesday after a group of moderate Democrats joined Republicans to reject a more forceful House version of the measure.
The crux of the disagreement was an adopted amendment that bill backers charged had been written by a software company fighting the bill.
“I’m grateful for my colleagues who sided with renters, but ultimately too many Democrats sided with a corporation under investigation for price fixing against Coloradans who are feeling the worst of the housing crisis,” said Sen.
Student protests over the ongoing conflict in Gaza have become a thorny issue for President Joe Biden and many Democrats, drawing attention to his Administration’s stance on Israel and highlighting divisions within the party.
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The protests, which have erupted on campuses like Columbia University and UCLA, present a delicate balancing act for Biden as he navigates the complexities of U.