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Republicans prepare for upcoming legislative session

With Republicans holding the trifecta of power in Iowa, the party has a hefty mandate to enact a conservative agenda ...

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‘Calendar chaos:’ An uncertain future for Iowa Democrats

Iowa Democrats are uncertain of future party organization following the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Byl...

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House passes defense bill to end military vaccine mandate, Rep. Cindy Axne bill to reduce rural h...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed an $858 billion spending bill on Thursday to fund the Department of Defense ...

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House passes Respect for Marriage Act

The U.S. Congress passed the “Respect for Marriage Act” on Thursday with support from three of Iowa’s four representa...

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Gov. Kim Reynolds bans TikTok on state-owned devices

Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a directive to the Iowa Office of Management to prohibit the downloading of the popular soci...

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Fact Check | Voting machines aren’t behind mismatched results in Scott County election recounts

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the tr...

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Arrest made following Ped Mall shooting incident

Iowa City Police made an arrest in connection with multiple shots fired in the Pedestrian Mall Saturday afternoon. Da...

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The Cloakroom | Iowa House GOP introduce ‘don’t say gay bill,’ legislation requiring schools to r...

A coalition of 34 Republican representatives, including House Speaker Pat Grassley and Majority Leader Matt Windschit...

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Gov. Reynolds revived school voucher bill rapidly advancing

Republican leadership in the Iowa House and Senate are rapidly advancing the private school voucher legislation to a ...

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The Cloakroom | ‘Students First Act’ blazes through Senate Appropriations Committee

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ school choice program known as the ‘Students First Act’ passed a vote in the Senate Appropriations...

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Reynolds signed her $345 million school choice bill into law Tuesday morning

Students in Iowa attending private schools will now receive $7,600 in state tax dollars after Gov. Kim Reynolds signe...

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Iowa lawmakers consider regents funding increase in budget debate this week

Iowa House and Senate lawmakers started state budget negotiations for the state’s next budget this week — including a...

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This week in Iowa politics | Hinson appointed bipartisan committee investigating China’s influenc...

Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, was appointed to the Bipartisan Select Commi...

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School choice becomes nationwide conservative priority

Iowa is one of the first GOP-led states in the U.S. to expand access to private K-12 education with state taxpayer fu...

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This week in Iowa politics | Senate passes 3 percent increase in state funding for schools, house...

The Iowa Senate passed a bill to increase the state’s allowable budget growth for school funding to 3 percent, half-a...

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Reynolds signs 3 percent funding boost for public schools

Iowa school districts will receive a 3 percent funding boost, about $107 million, in state aid. Gov. Kim Reynolds sig...

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Iowa lawmakers move forward with caps for pain and suffering awards in liability lawsuits

An Iowa City jury awarded a local couple $98 million in damages last November because of negligence by a doctor at th...

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Iowa’s political leaders react to President Joe Biden’s State of The Union Address

Iowa’s political leaders shared their thoughts on President Joe Biden’s political priorities that laid out during his...

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This Week in Iowa Politics | Iowa lawmakers passed a $2 million cap on medical malpractice awards

Iowa lawmakers passed caps on medical malpractice awards in civil cases this week. The law caps compensation for non-...

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Iowa Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in Iowa City police wrongful prosecution case

The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments from the legal team of an Iowa City man who was charged with, and lat...

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Sen. Chuck Grassley reintroduces bill to curb mass violence incidents after Michigan State Univer...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, led a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday to reintroduce legislation to curb mass v...

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Mike Pence rallies against ‘radical gender ideologies’ in Iowa visit

Former Vice President Mike Pence announced Wednesday — at an event in Cedar Rapids — that Advancing American Freedom,...

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This week in Iowa Politics | Lawmakers send property tax rollback fix to the governor’s desk

Iowa lawmakers sent legislation to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk Thursday that will prevent a $133 million residential prop...

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Lawmakers look for innovative solutions to cyber threats in Iowa

The new technology committee in the Iowa Senate is looking to tackle the latest frontier in lawmaking — cybersecurity...

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Politics Notebook | Iowa Democrats announce legislation to legalize recreational marijuana

Iowa House Democrats unveiled their plan to legalize recreational marijuana, expand the medical marijuana program, an...

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Conservative Supreme Court skeptical of Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical of the legal standing of President Joe Biden’s...

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From 37 to 16: Bill realigning Iowa state government would reduce number of cabinet agencies

Jerad Nylin, a third-year nontraditional student who studies criminology at the University of Iowa, first learned how...

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Iowa will pick Odyessy to administer its educational savings accounts program

A New York-based company that manages two other states’ educational savings accounts programs was selected to run Iow...

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Trump to visit Iowa ahead of 2024 presidential caucuses

Former President Donald Trump is planning his first visit to Iowa since announcing his 2024 presidential campaign bid...

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Anti-LGBTQ+ laws dominated funnel week debates as lawmakers rushed to push bills before the legis...

Iowa lawmakers raced to move their major legislative priorities out of committee before a significant legislative dea...

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