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A partnership has been formed in the battle to reduce unintended pregnancies in Iowa. Today, the University of Northern Iowa has announced a research program, funded by $11.5 million over the next five years, to determine the effectiveness of education projects aimed at increasing knowledge and utilization of pregnancy-planning services. The program is a part [...]

Congressman Bruce Braley’s hope that government documents be written in simple, easy-to-understand language is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Plain Language in Government Communications Act, or HR 3548, was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives by Braley last fall and overcame its first major hurdle when it was passed unanimously by [...]

A great deal has changed in our nation and world during the nearly 40 years since a group of women met at a conference in Boston to talk about their medical experiences and share knowledge about their bodies. While the women associated with the group have never changed their primary focus of educating women about [...]

The varied age groups and socioeconomic levels in the reception hall for the 2008 Choice Dinner held at Iowa Memorial Union on the University of Iowa campus wasn’t an unnoticed detail among those attending the event. “We’re here because we’ve been coming to this event for probably 20 years — maybe more,” said Nancy Lynch [...]

Below are statements and reactions from Iowa’s federal legislators, following President George W. Bush’s final State of the Union address. Senator Tom Harkin “I welcomed the spirit of cooperation in parts of the President’s speech tonight and I am looking forward to working with him on important legislation we must finish this year. “The President’s [...]

Residents in Battleboro, Vermont — the only state President George W. Bush hasn’t visited since taking office in 2001 — probably won’t be seeing the nation’s highest elected official anytime soon. And, if they do, it is likely their actions will spark a firestorm throughout the nation. The community, according to a news report in [...]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is fining ABC $27,500 for each of the 52 stations in the Mountain and Central time zones that aired an episode of NYPD Blue in February 2003 that showed “a woman’s nude buttocks.” Added up, the fine is $1.43 million (or $715,000 per cheek). “Although ABC argues, without citing any [...]

Although this post typically starts with the week’s earworm, there’s much more important business at hand: There’s another battle underway on the FISA front, set to explode tomorrow afternoon — and our presidential hopefuls who also hold seats in the U.S. Senate haven’t decided if returning to beltway to defend our rights is more important [...]

There is currently plenty of buzz about a curious whisper during the most recent Republican presidential debate held Florida and broadcast by MSNBC. The whisper happens just as host Tim Russert is ending a question and directly prior to the answer given by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Although MSNBC posted a news item about [...]

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, is a co-sponsor of the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and provided the following statement to the Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee hearing today in support of the bill. It is astounding to me that, in the 21st century, women are paid only 77 cents for every dollar their male counterparts [...]