Iowa’s private school scholarship program comes in $20 million over expected
DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa's new private school scholarship program will cost the state millions of dollars more than the original estimate. As of...
Governor’s AEA plan would harm Iowa children, families, and school districts
David Tilly is a former deputy director of the Iowa Department of Education. He gave Bleeding Heartland permission to publish a letter he emailed...
As Alabama uses a new method of capital punishment, here’s a brief history of...
MOLINE, Ill. - Alabama executed a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas Thursday, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again placed...
Iowa bill would make swatting a felony
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Television Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Iowa is seeing a dramatic rise in swatting calls. In 2021, the Iowa Department of...
State reports almost 17,000 students used vouchers for private school in 2023
According to enrollment data released by the Iowa Department of Education on Friday, 16,757 students used Iowa's new Educational Savings Accounts to pay for...
Bill would change Iowa law to let federal candidates with felonies on the ballot
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has dropped a new bill, looking to limit Iowa's Objection Panel's power to...
Editorial: Be grateful for the ‘winter warriors’ who work to provide safety during snowstorms
DES MOINES, Iowa - This month we had the coldestcaucus night in history. Below zero temperatures. With the winds it felt like minus 40...
Feenstra Seeks Answers About Illegal Immigrants On Airliners
Washington, D.C. - This area's Congressman is looking for some answers about illegal immigrants on airliners. This week, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra from Hull...
Iowa private schools see enrollment jump after passage of education savings accounts
Iowa's private schools saw an enrollment increase last fall of several thousand students under a new state law that allows families to use taxpayer...
Four anti-abortion centers picked to receive state funding under MOMS program
Four pregnancy resource centers have been selected to receive state funding under the controversial new state program to provide taxpayer dollars to anti-abortion facilities.The...
