Outsourcing Is Getting Out Of Hand At The Iowa Statehouse

Iowans take a lot of pride in the moments when the nation turns its lonely eyes to us.In 2009, when Iowa became the first Midwest state to legalize same-sex marriage, there was much written about our state historically being far ahead of the national curve on civil rights issues. When state legislatures elsewhere pull shameless political shenanigans to draw gerrymandered districts, folks lamenting such developments point to Iowa’s nonpartisan redistricting structure as a model.And maybe you’ve heard about how Iowans play a fairly prominent role in picking presidential nominees.