DES MOINES, IOWA (April 15, 2019) — Iowans will gather to pay tribute to those Iowans who lost their lives in 2018 while on the job at the annual Workers’ Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, April 29, at 11AM. The ceremony will be held at the State Capitol, West Terrace lawn. In case of inclement-weather, the ceremony will be held in the Wallace Building Auditorium 502 E 9th Street. in Des Moines.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 15, 2019) — The Iowa Finance Authority today announced a new down-payment assistance-program for first-time and repeat home-buyers. The program offers a 0% loan for up to five-percent of the sale-price, or $5,000, whichever is less and repayable upon refinance or sale of the home.

WASHINGTON DC (April 15, 2019) — American innovation is second to none. Our creativity and forward-facing approach to everything from health-care to telecom to artificial-intelligence has made and kept us a world leader. It didn’t happen by accident. It’s been achieved through American ingenuity and, in part, taxpayer-funded research happening every day in universities, labs, and hospitals around the country.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (April 15, 2019) — As discussions at the Capitol continue on adult-use of cannabis, Illinois is moving ahead with plans to expand and make permanent the help that medical-cannabis has provided to thousands of people.  

WASHINGTON DC (April 15, 2019) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa joined Sen Mike Enzi of Wyoming and a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing legislation to prevent thousands of people from losing their health-care coverage after a federal judge struck down the Department of Labor’s Association Health Plans rule.

WASHINGTON DC (April 15, 2019) — To help residents, farmers, and ranchers affected by the devastation caused by recent flooding, US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has directed the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid Iowans in their recovery efforts. USDA staff in the regional, state, and county-offices are providing a variety of program-flexibilities and other assistance to residents, agricultural producers, and impacted communities at large.

MUSCATINE, IOWA (April 15, 2019) — Living Proof Exhibit grew out of a friendship between two women who used art as therapy in coping with a diagnosis of breast cancer. In 2010, the two women curated their first exhibit of work by cancer survivors. The organization’s annual juried show has been exhibited at the Figge Art Museum, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the Dubuque Museum of Art, and the Peoria Public Library.

Because I'm both a Libertarian and a loudmouth, I'm frequently hit with questions about libertarianism (and the Libertarian Party). Recently this one came up:

"What is the most controversial belief of Libertarians?"

Could it be our support of immigration-freedom (and, generally, freedom to travel)?

Or our demand for separation of school and state?

Perhaps our hard-line support for gun rights?

Or our stand for legalization of all drugs?

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