Protecting Iowa Public Schools and Tax Dollars By: Rob Sand, Iowa State Auditor As State Auditor, I’ve been sounding the alarm on the unaccountable private school voucher program for years. Politicians who like to lie say it’s because I’m against private schools. That’s not true at all. What I am against is waste, fraud, and […]
Eight young professionals are gaining valuable, real-world experience this year through the Iowa Newspaper Foundation’s Internship Matching Funds Program—while making meaningful contributions to the newspapers and communities they serve. Through the program, the INF provides $1,000 in matching funds to participating INA member newspapers to help support paid internships of at least 240 hours. Host […]
The future of local journalism starts by giving young storytellers opportunities to learn, grow and discover what’s possible. This summer, the INF sponsored six Iowa high school students to attend Media Now, one of the nation’s premier journalism camps, held at Drake University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Des Moines. For four days, […]
Property Tax Relief: Putting Iowa Homeowners First By: Senator Dan Dawson When your home state is repeatedly rated as one of the worst in the country for property tax burdens, something has to change. When you are consistently hearing from Iowans worried about property taxes year after year, something has to change. And when the […]
Iowa Republicans Failed to Deliver on Eminent Domain By: Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart Kim Reynolds vetoed a bipartisan eminent domain bill in 2025 after a private company tried to use eminent domain to take over private land in Iowa, leaving Republicans unable to agree on how to protect Iowa landowners from private corporations […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Inaugural Iowa Business-for-Good Journalism Contest Announces Student Winners DES MOINES, Iowa — The inaugural Iowa Business-for-Good Journalism Contest has announced its 2026 winners, recognizing outstanding student reporting on how businesses and organizations in Iowa create both economic value and societal benefit. The statewide contest invites teams of college students—at least one in journalism and one […]
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