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Adam Wittenberg

Adam Wittenberg is a Staff Writer for The Heartlander. He worked as a reporter and editor in newspapers in New England in the 2000s before moving to the Midwest to write and teach for a Christian…

Schools
‘Disgusting’ Minnesota teachers’ union opposes private school security money

Less than a year after the Annunciation Church and school shooting in Minneapolis killed two children and wounded 17 others, Minnesota politicians are debating school security… Read More

April 15, 2026
California, Government Accountability
UNBELIEVABLE: California Democrats advance ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ to make investigating fraud illegal

(The Heartlander)–California lawmakers are under fire after a committee advanced a bill to crack down on citizen journalists like Nick Shirley who expose government fraud. The measure, which one critic… Read More

April 14, 2026
Iowa
Iowa GOP primary frontrunner for governor faces backlash over private school access comments

(The Heartlander)–The front-runner in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary is facing criticism for comments suggesting private schools participating in the state’s school choice program would need to accept all students, including… Read More

April 14, 2026
Schools
Court upholds Iowa law banning sexually explicit school materials

(The Heartlander) — In a knockout punch against efforts to sexualize children, a federal court in Iowa denied a request to block a law that bans sexually explicit books in… Read More

April 9, 2026
Schools
Schools must notify parents of LGBTQ ‘Day of Silence’ Friday or face legal action, Catholic legal group says

(The Heartlander) — In the wake of the Supreme Court empowering parents to opt their children out of LGBTQ material, the Thomas More Society is warning school… Read More

April 9, 2026