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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · 1d

The quest to kill Obamacare continues

This is what the government shutdown is really about.

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · 3d

Your Iowa Sunday paper!

Happening Now

...in your state and nation

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · 8d

Iowa's new state auditor needs to be fearless

Even if the corruption or abuse comes from her own party

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · 8d

Chuck Grassley wrote a letter.
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Republicans decry White House moves to defund oversight activities

The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency allows whistleblowers to report misconduct.

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · 10d

Your Iowa Sunday paper.

ICE Hits Home, Raygun, Norris, and 2 Years Without a Farm Bill

...plus, a dash of beauty in our midst

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · 14d

Davenport is still waiting for transparency

Spat at the Supreme Court delays audit over payments to former city employees

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · 17d

Your Iowa Sunday paper.

Politics, Power, and the Price of Soybeans: What Iowans Are Talking About

...Iowa, we've got you covered

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · 22d

The cost of Trump's trade war is being felt by farmers and consumers

In the end, nobody will win

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Aug 31

Your Iowa Sunday paper!

Ernst, Bird, Sand, Iowa Caucus Status

…and a hearty welcome to our newest member from Cedar Rapids

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Aug 28

This week's edition of Along the Mississippi

Field of Dreams game is a good deal for Major League Baseball, even as MLB mistreats Iowa baseball fans

Plus, Iowa Republicans lack confidence in Brenna Bird

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Aug 27

This is amazing. How embarrassing for Pam Bondi. (From the NYT)

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Aug 24

Your Iowa Sunday paper.

Rob Sand, Hope, Tears, Rage, and News You Can Use

....EVs, non-traditional marriage, and a deeper dive into the political news of the day

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Aug 21

Republicans are ignoring half their economic policies, and they hope you will, too.

The anvil weighing on Iowa's economy

Republicans won't tell you the whole story about their economic policies

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Aug 19

George Will gets to the heart of the matter.

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Aug 18

Apparently, DC streets aren’t as safe as Police Chief Trump says they are.

Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Aug 16

Say what you will about Joe Biden, but he was never this weak. Never.

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Aug 13

Donald Trump's new pick to head the US Bureau of Labor Statistics wants to mess with jobs data. Iowa Republicans got there first.

How Iowa Republicans messed with jobs data

Now, Trump's BLS chief wants to try his own chicanery

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Aug 6

How the Washington Post lost me

Decreeing optimism in the Trump era is no way to encourage "robust debate"

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Aug 4

Priorities

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Aug 3

Kevin Hassett is telling the American people they don’t know what’s going on in their own lives.

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Aug 2

cc: Chuck Grassley.

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Jul 31

Worth remembering: The Constitution explicitly gives the power to set tariffs to Congress. They could stop this nonsense by the end of the day.

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Jul 31

Fresh off an embarrassing defeat to Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx, the state’s chief enforcers of Iowa RightThink have decided to take on someone they undoubtedly believe is more vulnerable.

The enforcers of Iowa RightThink have a new target

Our free speech rights are under threat

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Jul 31

From the WaPo.

The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work

Early resignation offers and other programs have reduced the workforce, but critics say the moves are also wasting money.

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Jul 31

DOGE is a DUD.

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Ed Tibbetts @edtibbetts.bsky.social · Jul 30

How Iowa Republicans are rewarding waste

And we may pay the price

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