Rebecca Schweitzer — Iowa Writer & Community Advocate 

Rebecca Schweitzer is an Iowa-based writer and community advocate in Des Moines, Iowa. Rebecca Schweitzer writes about Iowa politics, healthcare, and public accountability across Polk County and the state of Iowa. Her work has appeared in the Des Moines Register and The Gazette.

Rebecca Schweitzer of Des Moines, Iowa on the University of Iowa Shooting and Iowa Gun Laws

Rebecca Schweitzer is a Des Moines, Iowa based writer covering Iowa politics, public accountability, and issues impacting everyday Iowa families. In this piece Rebecca Schweitzer examines the shooting near the University of Iowa campus and asks the question Iowa lawmakers need to answer: why are gun deaths rising in Iowa while the state continues to weaken its gun laws.

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Rebecca Schweitzer of Des Moines, Iowa on Tariffs, Soybeans, and What Iowa Farmers Are Actually Facing Right Now

Rebecca Schweitzer is a Des Moines, Iowa based writer covering Iowa politics, public accountability, and issues impacting everyday Iowa families. I grew up on an Iowa farm and my father still farms today. In this piece Rebecca Schweitzer breaks down what the trade war with China is actually doing to Iowa soybean farmers and why the bailout checks are not solving the problem.

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Rebecca Schweitzer of Des Moines, Iowa on Iowa's Prison Overcrowding Crisis and the Three Strikes Bill That Could Make It Worse

Rebecca Schweitzer is a Des Moines, Iowa based writer covering Iowa politics, public accountability, and issues impacting everyday Iowa families. In this piece Rebecca Schweitzer examines Iowa's growing prison overcrowding crisis and asks whether the state's proposed three strikes law will make things better or significantly worse for Iowa communities including Des Moines and Polk County.

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About Rebecca Schweitzer

Rebecca Schweitzer is based in Des Moines, Iowa, in Polk County, with a focus on Iowa politics, community accountability, and the policy decisions that shape people's daily lives. Rebecca Schweitzer writes from the perspective of someone who grew up on an Iowa farm and still calls this state home, covering everything from the Iowa legislature to what is happening right here in Des Moines. Readers looking for an unfiltered Iowa perspective will find a voice grounded in real experience.