Bird Thanked Iowa; The Money Came From Washington

The board seat, the bankroll and the national machine behind Iowa’s top lawyer.

Jun 7 • Timothy C. Tucker

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May 2026

A Resignation Is Not an Audit: Why Iowa Still Owes its Public Employees Answers

Iowa officials have framed the IPERS leadership departures as a personnel matter. The investment-governance questions already on file in court have not…

May 19 • Timothy C. Tucker

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The Dexter Disinformation Playbook: Why a $35k Audit Wasn’t a "Bookkeeping Error"

A city requested help. Auditors followed the records. Partisans rewrote the story.

May 17 • Timothy C. Tucker

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Iowa Handed Over the Voter Data — The Legal Blueprint Was Already There

Records show Iowa hesitated before turning over voter data — then consulted the Attorney General’s Office

May 7 • Timothy C. Tucker

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Iowa’s ALPR “Reform” Bill Would Regulate Plate Readers — and Hide the Logs

Iowa’s plate-reader bill adds guardrails, but also shields the records that would show how the system is used.

May 3 • Timothy C. Tucker

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April 2026

Newly Obtained Amended IPERS Lawsuit Expands Allegations on Risk, Fees, and Benchmarking

A newly obtained amended IPERS filing sharply expands the allegations in Rich Wiggins’ case.

Apr 7 • Timothy C. Tucker

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March 2026

RDP Analytics Is Now Live

A new methods and analysis desk for evidence-driven investigative journalism

Mar 16 • Timothy C. Tucker

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When War Tests Democracy

War, Truth, and Democratic Accountability

Mar 13 • Timothy C. Tucker

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February 2026

From State of the Union to State Statute: How Iowa Is Wiring the SAVE America Act into Law

One day after the SAVE America Act was invoked on the national stage, Iowa moved to codify recurring federal citizenship checks into state statute.

Feb 27 • Timothy C. Tucker

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The SAVE America Act: From Voter Verification to Identity Infrastructure

Why the Bill Matters Beyond Voting

Feb 18 • Timothy C. Tucker

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Iowa’s New ALPR Bill Is a Start — But It Doesn’t Stop the Data

HF2161 adds real guardrails for license-plate readers. But it still doesn’t fully address how ALPR data moves, aggregates, and returns through upstream…

Feb 8 • Timothy C. Tucker

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January 2026

The Department of Governance by Algorithm: How DOGE Built Cleta Mitchell’s Dream Machine

While Congress Debates the SAVE Act, the SAVE System Is Already Running

Jan 29 • Timothy C. Tucker

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