High-profile departures from the Des Moines Register newsroom have happened too often over the last decade. A series of layoffs…
Complaints to the Iowa Office of Ombudsman regarding privatized Medicaid increased by 157 percent last year, reflecting “systemic frustration” over…
The Iowa Senate confirmed Jerry Foxhoven as director of the Iowa Department of Human Services in an unusually close vote…
During the last week before the filing deadline, Republican State Senators Mark Chelgren and Rick Bertrand announced that they will…
Across the United States, trans health care is an unstable patchwork of “islands.” Nowhere is this more evident than in…
Iowa Senate Republicans are barreling ahead to debate a regressive tax plan that would reduce state revenues by 10 to…
A personal commentary by Matt Chapman to coincide with the “Day on the Hill” for our state’s National Alliance on…
Jeff Cox sees one gubernatorial contender best positioned to help Democrats become the majority party again. Bleeding Heartland welcomes guest…
Shawn Harmsen is a progressive activist in Iowa City. Bleeding Heartland welcomes guest posts advocating for candidates in competitive Democratic…
The Department of Human Services, state universities, and Department of Corrections would have to absorb large mid-year spending cuts under…