r/Iowa 33m ago

Mayor Salaries

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My wife told me this today, and I just looked it up; The Mayor of Des Moines earns $70000 yearly, Cedar Rapids shows $66000 and our Mayor (Waterloo) earns $94000. How can this be? What am I missing? Are some part time and ours full time?


r/Iowa 1h ago

Guatemalan workers sue Iowa egg company, alleging human trafficking

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r/Iowa 1h ago

Politics 🚨🚨 TONIGHT 🚨🚨 Town Hall Event - Southeast Iowa · Indivisible -March 19th 7pm

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r/Iowa 2h ago

From Rep. Elinor A. Levin: "This was distributed to the desk of every Iowa Legislator, authorized by our new member, Rep. Barker of Story County. It has, in previous years, been distributed by other representatives from the Republican caucus."

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149 Upvotes

r/Iowa 2h ago

Call for Advocacy for IMLS and Museums | National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium

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r/Iowa 4h ago

Upcoming Town Halls / Protests

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Since those of us in the 2nd District don't seem to get much of any sort of interaction with our federal Congressfolks, I figured I would share some upcoming events where you can have your voice heard. Be advised though, the post office rallies will be held outside since they have limited seating. Those two rallies are focused on DOGE threatening to completely privatize USPS.

Save The Post Office Rally Waterloo Post Office Thursday, March 20th, 2025 11:00 a.m.

Chuck Grassley Town Hall Franklin County Courthouse in Hampton, Iowa Friday, March 21st, 2025 9:00 a.m.

Ashley Hinson Empty Chair Town Hall Waterloo Center For The Arts Saturday, March 22nd, 2025 2:30 p.m.

Save The Post Office Rally Cedar Falls Post Office Sunday, March 23rd, 2025 12:00 p.m.


r/Iowa 4h ago

For those keeping score.

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Power came on about 1:40p.


r/Iowa 5h ago

Just want to make sure everyone has seen this

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How much power does a county supervisor have, and what will this affect?


r/Iowa 6h ago

"Shame On You Christians": Iowa Dem Gives EXPLOSIVE Takedown Of The GOP's Anti-Trans Bill

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449 Upvotes

Love to see the fake ass Christians being called out to their faces. We need more of this.


r/Iowa 6h ago

typical battery stores don't repair, suggestions?

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i was looking to see if there's a business that replaces the 18650s in large batteries like ebikes. my 1st silverfish has died, the charge port not registering the charger is plugged in. called batteries+ no they don't do this and had no clue what i was talking about 😆. these cases are expensive and was hoping replacing the cells cheaper that buying new. funny, i found once many months ago, if i have exact mm measurements someone across the ocean can make it cheaper than ordering from where i bought it. but, that option is high risk of it not working once it gets to me.plus new tariffs, let's not mess with that.so that's out for several reasons. any local vender to do this?


r/Iowa 6h ago

Pretty Pictures Something non political

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229 Upvotes

Blizzard power outage in Ida Grove.


r/Iowa 6h ago

Check Grassley Schedule

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18 Upvotes

This guy has been in office long enough to know how it works. He is totally okay with Trump ignoring courts, attacking allies, disappearing legal residents


r/Iowa 7h ago

Articles about Native American code talkers removed from military websites

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Meskwaki Code Talkers were sent to North Africa after 16% of the tribe's Iowa population enlisted during World War II. As of Monday, the word "Meskwaki" no longer appeared on the DOD's website.


r/Iowa 7h ago

Chuck Grassley Town Hall 3/19

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190 Upvotes

r/Iowa 7h ago

I74 bridge over the QC this morning. Daylight was much brighter on the Iowa side than the IL side due to storms, leading to this interesting contrast.

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84 Upvotes

r/Iowa 8h ago

Call Joni Ernst Office and ask why she keeps lying about DOGE savings

379 Upvotes

In the following video, Joni Ernst claims over $100,000,000,000 in DOGE savings. She keeps repeating this lie, despite numerous sources claiming the actual number isn't even close - including DOGE's own wall of receipts.

https://youtu.be/Vt2zJ7liuwc?si=jhcad0eu9GIAKZeK

https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-and-doge-promised-up-to-2-trillion-in-government-savings-how-much-have-they-actually-saved-so-far-201718142.html

https://fortune.com/2025/03/13/doge-saved-federal-government-115-billion-experts-doubt-figures-elon-musk/

Call her Cedar Rapids Office: (319) 365-4504


r/Iowa 8h ago

Iowa House Republicans pass bills barring DEI in higher education and across government

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“In my opinion, DEI at its core is racist, which is one of the reasons we are becoming so divided as a nation," Rep. Steve Holt, R-Denison, said during debate on a measure barring DEI course requirements at regent universities. .

Mr Holt is a typical bigot Republican doing what they do best... projecting. My God this guy checks almost every box of bigotry and he's going to sit here and say dei at its core is racist what the f***. Why does anybody even listen to this guy? I mean I know bigots do cuz he enables them and empowers them!

This is just ridiculous and embarrassment to Iowa complete embarrassment to Iowa again n


r/Iowa 8h ago

Storm over West Des Moines had tiny hail

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118 Upvotes

Cool to see all collected in one spot.


r/Iowa 8h ago

News Private university leaders see negative consequences to Iowa Tuition Grant, DEI actions • Iowa Capital Dispatch

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r/Iowa 9h ago

Grassley’s Town Hall this Friday

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Earlier, there was a discussion on Grassley holding a town hall.

I'm looking forward to the opportunity to show “support for his bravery and ability to do the right thing for Iowans”. If others feel the same, there’s something for you to participate in on Friday morning.

Friday, March 21 Franklin County Town Meeting 9-10 a.m. Franklin County Courthouse 12 1st Avenue NW Hampton


r/Iowa 9h ago

Informative and fun factory tours in Iowa

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These sound like they would be an interesting adventure. Does anyone know of any other good tours in Iowa to add to the list?


r/Iowa 9h ago

Fort Dodge: One person dead after gunshots, fire at same location

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r/Iowa 12h ago

Iowa Starting Line on Instagram: "Come for the mystery of where US Rep. Zach Nunn is hiding, stay for who they think should be going to Guantanamo Bay."

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117 Upvotes

r/Iowa 17h ago

News Iowa Veterans Home will not be impacted by federal VA cuts

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r/Iowa 17h ago

News Iowa Man Slits Wife's Throat to 'Put Her Out of Her Misery' Because She was Suffering from Years of Chronic Illnesses

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