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Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson speaks during a meet and greet at the Miller Learning Center in Iowa City on Monday, May 1, 2023. Hutchinson is campaigning for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson meets with JoCo Republicans
Liam Halawith, Politics Editor • May 1, 2023

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson met with the Johnson County Republicans on Monday for his first day of meet-and-greets in eastern Iowa this week.  More than 30 Johnson County Republicans joined Hutchinson to ask him about his platform less than a week after he announced...

Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson sets up for an interview with Fox News during a meet and greet at the Miller Learning Center in Iowa City on Monday, May 1, 2023. Hutchinson is campaigning for the 2024 republican presidential nomination.
Photo: Asa Hutchinson meet and greet
Emily Nyberg, Photojournalist • May 1, 2023

Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a meet and greet with Iowa voters at the Miller Learning Center in Iowa City on Monday. Hutchinson is running for the 2024 republican presidential nomination.  At the event, he spoke about his platform going into election season...

Iowa’s federal Representatives cut a deal to keep biofuel tax credit alive
Iowa’s federal Representatives cut a deal to keep biofuel tax credit alive
Liam Halawith, Politics Editor • April 26, 2023

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect a vote on the U.S. House floor late Wednesday afternoon.  Iowa’s U.S. House Members stood their ground against congressional leadership on Wednesday as they worked to add funding for the biofuel tax credit to the...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a watch party for Iowa Republicans on Election Day at the Hilton Downtown in Des Moines on Nov. 8, 2022.
Iowa House sends “most pro-corruption bill in Iowa History” to Governor’s desk
Liam Halawith, Politics Editor • April 20, 2023

Under a bill passed by the Iowa House, State Auditor Rob Sand would be limited in his oversight and abilities to review documents. Senate File 478, passed a 55-41 vote in the Iowa House on Thursday afternoon — with five Republicans joining all Democrats to oppose the...

Food donations are seen inside of the CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank in Iowa City on Feb. 14, 2022. The center is a volunteer-driven organization for grocery assistance.
Iowa House passes bill requiring asset tests, increasing oversight on public assistance programs
Liam Halawith, Politics Editor • April 13, 2023

A bill that would create more barriers for Iowa families looking to receive public assistance is headed to the governor’s desk after passing a 58-41 vote in the Iowa House on Thursday. Five Republicans joined all Democrats in opposing the bill.  Senate File 494 would...

The Iowa State Capitol is seen during the first day of the 90th Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.
Politics Notebook | Iowa Republicans advance bill to prevent Democrat’s mail-in caucus plan
Liam Halawith, Politics Editor • April 13, 2023

Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill that would bar the Iowa Democratic Party’s plan to use mail-in ballots for its 2024 presidential caucus and require pre-registered, in-person caucuses in the state if passed.  House File 716 proposed by Iowa House Ways and Means Chair Rep....

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University of Iowa senior Mary Weston poses for a portrait on the Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Mary is an exercise science major and will be working as a caregiver to an individual with Parkinson’s her first year out of college.
Young Conservative leader Mary Weston reflects on her time with UI College Republicans
Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter • May 7, 2023

Mary Weston learned confidence and the importance of conservative leadership during her four years at the University of Iowa. Weston has served as the UI College of Republicans chairman of communications and outreach since spring 2021. Weston also served as the state...

Protesters shout while blocking traffic on North Madison Street after a lecture organized by the University of Iowa Chapter of the Young Americans for Freedom for anti-trans conservative commentator Matt Walsh’s “What Is a Woman?” documentary at the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Prior to the lecture, progressive students called for the lecture to be suspended because of Walsh’s transphobic remarks.
Hundreds protest, attend lecture of conservative commentator Matt Walsh at UI
Liam Halawith and Emily Delgado April 20, 2023

Over 200 Iowa City community members protested conservative commentator Matt Walsh during his visit to the University of Iowa campus inside and outside the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday.  Walsh screened his documentary, “What is a Woman?,” to over 150 people in...

University of Iowa students write with chalk on the Pentacrest in support of the transgender community on Monday evening, April 17, 2023. The event took place two days before political commentator Matt Walsh is set to arrive to Iowa’s campus.
UI student organizations denounce Matt Walsh lecture
Liam Halawith, Politics Editor • April 18, 2023

Ahead of conservative commentator Matt Walsh’s lecture Wednesday at the University of Iowa, nearly a dozen student organizations have declared their opposition to the event and called for the suspension of the student organization that invited Walsh. In response to Walsh’s...