Campaign donations don’t prove policy was bought. But when the companies being regulated are also helping fund the regulator’s campaign? I think Iowans deserve to see the receipts. 💰 Welcome back to NAIG-LEGENCE. #NAIGlegence #MikeNaig #IowaPolitics #IowaAgriculture #IowaNews

This is a national lawsuit, but if you live in Iowa, it should feel very local. #IowaNews #IowaWater #Nitrates #PublicHealth #GovernmentTransparency

Iowa built a “freedom” center students didn’t choose, then made it mandatory. Taxpayers fund the machine, students lose six credit hours to it, and the director job can pay up to $450,000. Very free(dumb). #IowaNews #IowaPolitics #UniversityOfIowa #HigherEd #TaxpayerMoney

Is Brenna flying south on our dime? #IowaNews #BrennaBird #IowaPolitics #AttorneyGeneral #FollowTheMoney

53,666 dead fish. Then another creek has major fish kills two years in a row, and we’re still looking for answers. This is why enforcement and investigation capacity matter. Welcome back to NAIG-LEGENCE. 🐟 #NAIGlegence #MikeNaig #IowaWater #PesticideDrift #IowaNews

When Americans for Prosperity pays for the ad, ask what kind of “prosperity” they mean. #IowaPolitics #AshleyHinson #FollowTheMoney #AmericansForProsperity #IowaNews

The label is the law. But what happens when Iowa actually finds a pesticide violation? Welcome back to NAIG-LEGENCE, where today’s magic number is apparently $500. 🙃 #NAIGlegence #MikeNaig #PesticideDrift #IowaNews #IowaAgriculture

Dubuque, this is the “before” part. No formal data center project has been filed yet, but the city is writing the rules now. Show up before it’s already baked. #Dubuque #IowaNews #DataCenters #PublicInput #LocalGovernment

Trying to enjoy the weather, but Iowa’s water problems keep stacking up. #Iowa #IowaNews #WaterQuality #CleanWater #IowaWater

Arizona’s voucher mess should be a warning sign for Iowa. The scandal is not just what people bought. It is what lawmakers built. #IowaNews #SchoolVouchers #PublicSchools #IowaPolitics #EducationPolicy

Iowa isn’t preventing demand. It’s exporting potential tax revenue to neighboring states. That’s not leadership. That’s refusing to govern while the money crosses the border. #IowaPolitics #IowaNews #TaxRevenue #PublicPolicy #StateBudget

“Pesticide misuse” sounds very bureaucratic until it’s your yard, your crops, or your family. And not everyone reports it. Part 2 of NAIG-LEGENCE 🌽 #IowaNews #MikeNaig #PesticideDrift #IowaAgriculture #NAIGlegence

Iowa is sending about 120 National Guard soldiers to Washington, D.C. for a six-month America250-related mission. #Iowa #IowaNews #NationalGuard #America250 #TaxpayerMoney