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Grow Johnson County Farm Manager Dusty Sanor stands next to her crops before an interview on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Sen. Joni Ernst led Senate effort to name March 21 “National Women in Ag Day”
Roxy Ekberg, Politics Reporter • March 20, 2024

In a deeply divided Congress Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, spearheaded a resolution to designate March 21 as “National Women in Agriculture Day.” The resolution passed the Senate unanimously — cosponsored by every woman in the Senate — during Women’s...

Sen. Joni Ernst listens to questions from The Daily Iowan Politics Team in her office in the Russell Office Building in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.
Ernst to seek No. 3 spot in Senate Republican leadership
Liam Halawith, Politics Editor • March 11, 2024

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, confirmed to Politico on Sunday that she would be running for the No. 3 Senate Republican leadership spot — the Republican Conference Chair. Ernst would be the first woman to hold the position since 1973, and the first Iowan since 1908.  Ernst,...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds publicly endorses Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his 2024 presidential election bid at the River Center in Des Moines on Monday Nov. 6, 2023.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds shifts support to former President Donald Trump
Liam Halawith, Politics Editor • March 6, 2024

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds shifted her support to former President Donald Trump in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/KimReynoldsIA/status/1765501182812848379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The new endorsement comes after Reynolds initially announced...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Caucus Night Watch Party at the Sheraton in West Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Republican voters assembled statewide to participate in the caucuses despite the cold and extreme winter weather across the state. Former President Donald Trump won the caucuses in a dominant and early fashion with 51 percent support from Republicans while DeSantis trailed in second with 21 percent as of 11:15 p.m. Around 250 people showed up to listen to DeSantis. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)
Iowa Senate sends Area Education Agency reform bill to the governor’s desk
Liam Halawith, Politics Editor • March 26, 2024

Iowa Senate Republicans passed the House’s bill to reform area education agencies, raise teacher pay, and increase school funding by 2.5 percent on Tuesday afternoon. The vote seals a deal struck by House and Senate Republican leadership, and the governor to roll the...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley R-Iowa speaks with community members about local issues at Merge Iowa City on Monday, March 25, 2024.
Grassley discusses his bipartisan bill that would up the number of legal immigrants at IC townhall
Roxy Ekberg, Politics Reporter • March 25, 2024

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, discussed his bipartisan legislation, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, that would increase the number of legal immigrants during an Iowa City town hall on Monday. Grassley stopped at the co-working space Merge in downtown Iowa City to speak with...

Speaker of the House, Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford, looks over documents during the first day of the 2024 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Grassley has been in the house since 2007.
House Republicans pass Area Education Agency overhaul omnibus in party-line vote
Liam Halawith, Politics Editor • March 21, 2024

Iowa House Republicans pushed through a massive amendment to their plan to overhaul Iowa’s nine Area Education Agencies on Thursday. The bill includes their AEA overhaul, a 2.5 percent increase to Supplemental State Aid used to calculate state school funding, and the...

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Paula Scanlan, former teammate of transgender athlete Lia Thomas, speaks during a Young American’s for Freedom sponsored event at Iowa Memorial Union’s Black Box theatre on Monday, March 25, 2024.
Photos: Paula Scanlan visits the University of Iowa
Jordan Barry, Photojournalist • March 26, 2024

Paula Scanlan, the former teammate of transgender athlete Lia Thomas, spoke at Iowa Memorial Union’s Black Box Theatre on Monday night. There were approximately 15 activists who engaged in peaceful protest outside the IMU, chanting pro - transgender sentiments, including...

Paula Scanlan, former teammate of transgender athlete Lia Thomas, speaks during a Young American’s for Freedom sponsored event at Iowa Memorial Union’s Black Box theatre on Monday, March 25, 2024.
Former UPenn swimmer Paula Scanlan lectures at UI
Liam Halawith and Roxy Ekberg March 25, 2024

Former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Paula Scanlan gave a lecture and Q&A about her advocacy for women’s sports in the Iowa Memorial Union’s Black Box Theatre in Iowa City Monday night. She highlighted her experience sharing a locker room and competing alongside...

Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Old Capitol in Iowa City to raise awareness on transgender discrimination on International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, 2023. This Trans Day of Visibility is sponsored by the Today You, Tomorrow Me mutual aid group.
Johnson County activists to hold events leading up to Transgender Day of Visibility
Roxy Ekberg, Politics Reporter • March 24, 2024

Johnson County activists will host several events celebrating the Transgender Day of Visibility this week, starting Sunday. Organizers say the celebration comes as some proposed bills in the Iowa Legislature that would affect transgender individuals are being killed. Organized...