PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. If your time is short Congress approved raising the federal government’s debt ceiling in December while also extending...
With the passing of the federal infrastructure bill, Iowa internet providers are looking to cash in on the third large round of government funding for broadband in a year as the specifics of the process remain uncertain. At least $100 million of the $65 billion in broadband...
Iowa elected leaders sent out statements on Sunday in remembrance of Republican Senator and 1996 presidential candidate Robert Dole, honoring his time in Congress. The Elizabeth Dole Foundation released a statement Sunday morning that Dole died peacefully in his sleep...
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds delivered the 2022 Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol Tuesday night. House members, Senate members, administration officials, members of the Iowa Supreme Court, and the public attended the address. During the address, Governor Reynolds...
DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds proposed a flat income tax rate of 4 percent along with other tax reforms and workforce-based policies during her Condition of the State address on Tuesday. “My focus tonight is about work and workers,” Reynolds said. “About what...
Parents can expect to know more details about classroom material and library books if legislation proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds becomes law. In her Condition of the State address on Tuesday night, Reynolds said parents need more control over what their children learn...
On the second day of the 2022 Iowa legislative session, a lawmaker introduced a bill that would put presidential executive orders under review in Iowa if those orders are suspected of restricting a person’s rights. The bill, introduced by Rep. John Wills, R-Spirit Late,...
Another young candidate has entered the race in Iowa House District 90. Adam Zabner, a 22-year-old Democratic activist from Iowa City, announced his legislative campaign on Wednesday. Andrew Dunn, fourth year political science student at the University of Iowa, launched...
Elinor Levin had wanted to run for office for several years, and with the retirement of Rep. Mary Mascher, D-Iowa City, who has been in her seat since 1995, Levin says she has found the right opportunity. She is seeking election to Iowa House District 89 as a Democrat in 2022. “I...
