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9 months ago
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Bohannan aims message at young voters in second campaign for 1st Congressional District

Harnessing the young vote and broadening her grassroots outreach is the name of the game for University of Iowa law p...

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9 months ago
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Some Iowa voters look for trump alternative

Iowa Republican voters got a taste of who their nominee could be at the Iowa State Fair this month. Former President ...

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9 months ago
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Jonathan McCaffery waives appearance at hearing next week

Jonathan McCaffery, 17, of North Liberty, and his attorney asked a Johnson County judge to waive his right to appear ...

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9 months ago
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Bohannan launches second bid for 1st Congressional District

Democrat Christina Bohannan announced plans Tuesday to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks for a ...

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9 months ago
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Miller-Meeks talks abortion policy, government shutdown at Iowa City town hall

Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks called for accountability and the “rule of law” at a town hall in ...

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9 months ago
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Trump, DeSantis compete for Iowa Republican support at Iowa State Fair

In the sweltering heat, Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis sweat out the details of their plans for the nation’s highest o...

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9 months ago
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Regents approve UI’s $20 million bid to acquire Mercy Iowa City

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. University of Iowa Health Care’s acquisition of Mercy Iowa City w...

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about 1 year ago
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GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson meets with JoCo Republicans

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson met with the Johnson County Republicans on Monday for his first day of meet-and-g...

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about 1 year ago
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“Defining moments”: UI political science graduate learned leadership, community

Caleb Slater, a Des Moines native, has been politically involved since his high school years and got his start in the...

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about 1 year ago
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Iowa’s federal Representatives cut a deal to keep biofuel tax credit alive

Iowa’s U.S. House Members stood their ground against congressional leadership on Wednesday as they worked to add fund...

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about 1 year ago
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Iowa hospitals face mounting financial pressure, stagnating Medicaid reimbursement

Among the hills of the Mississippi River valley in the southeastern tip of Iowa lies the quaint city of Keokuk. The t...

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about 1 year ago
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Iowa House sends “most pro-corruption bill in Iowa History” to Governor’s desk

Under a bill passed by the Iowa House, State Auditor Rob Sand would be limited in his oversight and abilities to revi...

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about 1 year ago
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Hundreds protest, attend lecture of conservative commentator Matt Walsh at UI

Over 200 Iowa City community members protested conservative commentator Matt Walsh during his visit to the University...

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about 1 year ago
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UI student organizations denounce Matt Walsh lecture

Ahead of conservative commentator Matt Walsh’s lecture Wednesday at the University of Iowa, nearly 10 student organiz...

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about 1 year ago
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Former UI FIJI chapter members file for a change of venue in reported sexual assault case

Lawyers representing former University of Iowa students Carson Steffen, Jacob Meloan, and the UI chapter of the Phi G...

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about 1 year ago
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Politics Notebook | Iowa Republicans advance bill to prevent Democrat’s mail-in caucus plan

Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill that would bar the Iowa Democratic Party’s plan to use mail-in ballots for its 2024 pr...

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about 1 year ago
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Iowa House passes bill requiring asset tests, increasing oversight on public assistance programs

A bill that would create more barriers for Iowa families looking to receive public assistance is headed to the govern...

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about 1 year ago
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Future of abortion rights in Iowa to be set by Iowa’s highest court

The fate of abortion rights in Iowa lies in the hands of the seven-member panel of Iowa’s most senior judges — the Io...

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about 1 year ago
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UI announces ‘Metaversity’ virtual reality campus

The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business opened its virtual twin to the UI’s campus in the metaverse on Thur...

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about 1 year ago
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Politics notebook | Iowa Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in on case that bans most abortions

The Iowa Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments next week in the legal battle to reinstate a 2018 so-calle...

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about 1 year ago
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Organized retail crime fuels Iowa’s illicit fentanyl trade, Grassley says

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, emphasized the need for more legislative action on organized retail crime on Thursday du...

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about 1 year ago
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Politics Notebook | Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a 1500-page state government restructuring bill into...

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill on Tuesday that reorganizes the state’s executive branch reducing the number of cabin...

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about 1 year ago
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Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for 12 Iowa counties after Friday tornadoes

Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for 12 eastern Iowa counties following a deadly line of storms Frida...

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about 1 year ago
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Q&A | Rep. Ashley Hinson talks about parents’ rights, student loans

WASHINGTON — The Daily Iowan was in the nation’s capital Monday, where reporters met with U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson and...

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about 1 year ago
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Q&A | Sen. Joni Ernst talks about her work in the Senate

WASHINGTON — The Daily Iowan was in the nation’s capital Monday, where reporters met with U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson and...

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about 1 year ago
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Iowa lawmakers drive parental rights debate on national stage

WASHINGTON — Iowa lawmakers are leading the push for parental rights on a statewide and national level following the ...

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about 1 year ago
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Parental rights and the culture war drive conservative politics in Iowa and across the nation

Parental rights is the new trend in Republican politics this year, with dozens of statehouses across the country cons...

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about 1 year ago
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Politics Notebook | House passes bill restricting eminent domain use for carbon capture pipelines

Under a bill passed by the Iowa House on Wednesday, private companies constructing carbon capture pipelines would be ...

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about 1 year ago
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Reynolds signs anti-trans bills into law Wednesday afternoon

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the “bathroom bill” and a ban on gender-affirming care for minors into law Wednesday afterno...

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about 1 year ago
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Iowa House Democrats introduce constitutional amendments to protect abortion access, expand repro...

Iowa House Democrats called for protections for abortion access and reproductive rights in the Iowa Constitution on M...

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about 1 year ago
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Grassley calls for investigation into Ottumwa Regional Center after assault allegations

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, asked private investors in the Ottumwa Regional Health Center Monday to review thei...

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about 1 year ago
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Iowa House sends ‘bathroom bill’ to governor’s desk

The “bathroom bill” that would prohibit transgender youth from using school restrooms or changing areas that correspo...

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about 1 year ago
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Regents president orders pause and review of Iowa’s public universities’ DEI programs

All diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at Iowa’s regent-controlled universities will be reviewed and new progr...

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about 1 year ago
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This Week in Iowa Politics | Sen. Grassley’s bipartisan bill to prevent child sexual abuse passed...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s bipartisan bill to prevent child sexual abuse passed a unanimous vote in the U.S. Senate o...

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about 1 year ago
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Hart: Iowans and Americans cannot afford the extreme GOP agenda

Ahead of Iowa visits from former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Ri...

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about 1 year ago
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Legislative Roundup | Iowa Senate passed a bill that would limit the access of the State Auditor

A bill passed by the Iowa Senate on Tuesday would limit the types of information available to the State Auditor’s off...

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about 1 year ago
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Gov. Reynolds announced school choice researcher will be the next head of Iowa Department of Educ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds tapped Chad Aldis, a school choice and education reform researcher, to be the next head of Iowa’s D...

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about 1 year ago
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Politics Notebook | A long day of debate at the Iowa Capitol

Republicans passed several key agenda items Tuesday night including multiple anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and Gov. Kim Rey...

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about 1 year ago
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Iowa City Community School District to purchase Tyler Building on ACT campus

Iowa City Community School District leaders unanimously approved a purchase agreement for the Tyler Building on the A...

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