Meet Iowa’s Version of Kermit Gosnell: Dr. Jill Meadows

Earlier this week, the infamous Philadelphia abortion doctor/butcher was found guilty of hundreds of criminal charges, including three counts of first degree murder for the cutting of the spinal cords of three babies born alive after botched abortions. Last week, we began digging into the various aspects of the larger question of whether the Kermit [...]

Iowa universities struggle to adapt to the digital era, policies allow email purges

DES MOINES—Iowa’s universities seem stuck in a snail mail world as the rest of the state has long transitioned to the digital age. Transparency and accountability questions at Iowa’s regent universities have lingered because state law does not specify requirements for email retention, allowing each university to set its own guidelines for destroying records. Iowa [...]

College Republicans unimpressed with Obama’s campus tour

By Adam B Sullivan President Obama is pushing hard to regain youth support this year, but College Republicans at the University of Iowa aren’t buying it. The president spoke in Iowa City on Wednesday as part of a three-day campus tour to push Congress to pass legislation that would keep student loan interest rates down. [...]

Live Chat Tonight Starting at 6 pm: Super Tuesday

Ten states decided their GOP presidential favorite today and TheIowaRepublican.com invites you to join us this evening for comprehensive coverage. We will be doing a live chat throughout the night, beginning at 6 pm when the first polls close. Can Mitt Romney clear the path to the GOP nomination? Can Rick Santorum regain his momentum? [...]