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Two Events Puts Focus on Iowa State Capitol Monuments on Independence Day
One rally is planned to call for the removal of three monuments at the Iowa State Capitol on July 4 while another event is planned to appreciate them.
Video: Pornhub Exposed As #TraffickingHub
The #TraffickingHub campaign and Exodus Cry released a video this week that exposes Pornhub as complicit in the sexual exploitation of women and minors.
U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Joni Ernst’s Veterans Bill
The Ensuring Quality Care for Our Veterans Act sponsored by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will help ensure proper vetting of VA providers, quality care for veterans.
Friday Five Items of Good News (Vol. 9)
Every Friday, Shane Vander Hart shares five items of good news or inspiring stories from the week to end the work week on a positive note.
Ernst, Grassley Join Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter on Chinese Government Atrocities in Xinjiang
The letter urges the Trump Administration to issue a formal determination of the atrocity crimes, and presses them to impose sanctions against Chinese officials who are responsible.
Listen: Governor’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board Meeting on 7-2-20
The Economic Recovery Advisory Board that Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed met for a second time on Zoom to discuss the state’s economic growth post-COVID-19.
Grassley, Whitver Support Law Enforcement Action, Condemn Violence at State Capitol
Speaker Pat Grassley and Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver said they support law enforcement action that led to 17 arrests at the State Capitol after a protest turned violent.
Test Iowa Clinic Site to Open in Pottawattamie County
The new Test Iowa clinic site will be located at All Care Health Center, 902 South 6th St., in Council Bluffs and will open on July 6, 2020.
Listen: USCIRF Commissioner Confirms China’s Forced Sterilization of Uyghurs
Nury Turkel, USCIRF commissioner and chairman of the Uyghur Human Rights Project, says he’s not surprised by the AP report outlining forced abortions and sterilizations.
Heading Into July, COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Iowa Tick-Up Slightly
On the first day of July, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) reports a slight increase in hospitalizations from COVID-19.
Feds Send $2 Million to Planned Parenthood in Iowa for Sex Education
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland will receive a three-year sex education grant totaling $2,053,383 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Ernst Campaign Says Footage Shows Greenfield Is Not Transparent or Accessible
Joni Ernst’s campaign released a video showing several instances of Theresa Greenfield or her campaign staffers attempt to exclude cameras at public events.
Iowa’s 24-Hour Waiting Period for Abortion Temporarily Blocked
District Court Judge Mitchell Turner granted a temporary injunction blocking Iowa’s 24-hour waiting period for abortions from taking effect on July 1.
Vander Hart: The Iowa Civil Rights Commission Seeks to Restrict Free Speech
The Iowa Civil Rights Commission says using the wrong name and pronouns for transgender persons could be considered “illegal harassment.”
Supreme Court Rules Religious Schools Can’t Be Excluded From School Choice Programs
The Supreme Court ruled that Montana’s exclusion of religious schools in their school choice program was a violation of its residents free exercise rights.