Articles on Iowa
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At the Jan. 14 debate, held at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, six candidates clashed on jobs, Iran and more.
Investing in farming methods that improve lands and water, and in rural infrastructure and markets, could bring new prosperity to agricultural communities.
Since the Great Recession, most of the nation’s rural counties have struggled to recover lost jobs and retain their people.
Trump has repeatedly misconstrued the territory as not being part of the United States. But it is.
Vehicles made before 2001 could suffer fuel system or engine damage if they’re run on E15.
In Iowa, almost 40 percent of residents can’t afford the basic cost of living. That was the setting for the 2018 midterm elections, where rural voters are suffering along with their communities.
Conservative skeptics of climate change may support projects focused on ‘resilience’ – for example, preparing a community for future major weather events.
There are some good explanations for the mismatch between regional support for climate action and the areas where renewable energy is making the biggest inroads.
Many people who live near large-scale livestock farms complain about noxious smells, air and water pollution and health risks. With little help from regulators, they are turning to lawsuits.
Standardized test scores drive many of our decisions about students, teachers and school districts. But research shows that the results are highly predictable, in a bad way.
Every American shoots off almost a pound of fireworks a year, on average, and their growing personal use is causing injuries to climb.
Our global newsroom responds to the first results in the US presidential election. We hear from scholars in the UK, US, Australia and France.
Religious right winger Ted Cruz has won the Republican Iowa Caucuses with 27.7% of the votes, to 24.3% for Donald Trump and 23.1% for the establishment favourite Marco Rubio. Ben Carson was a distant fourth…
Iowa has voted. Here’s how things look heading into New Hampshire.
The unfolding information about the Zika virus and saddening images of babies infected with microcephaly should really scare us all. The disease has spread “explosively” throughout the Americas, with 32…
Media agencies are fascinated with polls because until there is an election, they have to report something.
Get up to speed on the first-in-the nation voting which takes place on February 1.
Every four years Iowa begins the presidential nomination process with the Iowa Caucuses. The start of caucus season is also the start of complaints by those who object to Iowa going first in the nomination…
















