Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Des Moines - Des Moines Register Entry Title: Iowa's LGBTQ laws Entry Credit: Katie Akin, Stephen Gruber-Miller Judge Comment: Balanced coverage of the Iowa Legislature's leap into trendy MAGA public policy. Good people stories contrast with the follow-the-leader legislation.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Davenport - Quad-City Times Entry Title: Downtown Davenport building collapse kills three Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: Great job in reconstructing the events in the months leading up to the tragic collapse of an apartment building. Timeless helpful.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Des Moines - Iowa Capital Dispatch Entry Title: The battle over carbon pipelines Entry Credit: Jared Strong Judge Comment: Of the two reports covering the pipeline controversy, this one provided better context of the issue.
