Iowa
First-in-the-nation caucus, agriculture, wind energy, and the politics of the heartland.
Coverage forthcoming.
In Midwest
Ohio
Swing-state politics, manufacturing decline, opioid crisis, and the Rust Belt's reinvention.
Michigan
Auto industry, Great Lakes stewardship, Flint, and the state that built American manufacturing.
Illinois
Chicago's dominance, fiscal crisis, agriculture, and the politics of a deeply divided state.
Indiana
Manufacturing, motorsports, pharmaceutical, and Hoosier governance.
Wisconsin
Dairy economy, political polarization, manufacturing, and the state that swings elections.
Minnesota
Twin Cities economy, progressive governance, iron range, and the North Star state's civic tradition.
Iowa
First-in-the-nation caucus, agriculture, wind energy, and the politics of the heartland.
Missouri
Bellwether lost, agriculture, defense, and the state at the crossroads of America.
Manufacturing
Factory floors, union halls, automation, and the Midwest's industrial identity.
Agriculture
Corn, soybeans, livestock, ethanol, and the breadbasket that feeds the nation.