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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.
Reynolds joins Republican governor letter to Congress urging action on Farm Bill
Liam Halawith, Elections Editor • December 2, 2024

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a joint letter Monday with 16 other Republican governors urging Congress to reauthorize the Farm Bill, which is the legislation that authorizes financial assistance programs for American farmers.  Congress has failed to reauthorize the 2018...

(Left) Christina Bohannan listens to roundtable members during the Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition Housing Policy Roundtable at the Iowa City Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Members of the roundtable discussed local, state, and federal policies surrounding Iowa's affordable housing crisis. (Right) Mariannette Miller-Meeks answers questions during an interview at the Longworth House Office Building in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
Recount confirms Republican Miller-Meeks wins 1st Congressional District
Roxy Ekberg, Politics Editor • November 27, 2024

Incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, wins Iowa’s 1st Congressional District after a recount confirmed her victory. Miller-Meeks secured her third term in the U.S. House with 50.1 percent of the vote, defeating Iowa City Democrat Christina Bohannan by less than...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst answers questions during an interview at the Russel Senate Office Building in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
Joni Ernst to lead Senate government efficiency caucus
Liam Halawith, Elections Editor • November 22, 2024

Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will lead the U.S. Senate’s “DOGE” caucus, which will work with the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency formed by President-elect Donald Trump as he looks to slash government regulations and workforce.  Ernst has...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during Reynolds’ annual Harvest Festival at the Elwell Family Food Center on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
Reynolds, Iowa Department of Education invest over $3.5 million for take-home book packs
Roxy Ekberg, Politics Editor • December 2, 2024

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced Monday a statewide investment of over $3.5 million to provide every first grade student in the state with book packs.  Over 100,000 skill-level book packs containing over one million books will be given...

Iowa Sen. Janice Weiner, D-Iowa City, speaks at a public forum hosted by the League of Women’s Voters of Johnson County in the Iowa City Senior Center on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. The forum is the first of three scheduled during the 2024 Legislative session and the topic of discussion is education.
Iowa Sen. Janice Weiner elected as Senate Democrats leader
Liam Halawith, Elections Editor • November 22, 2024

Iowa State Sen. Janice Weiner, D-Iowa City, will lead Iowa’s Senate Democrats in the next legislative session.  Weiner is a first-term state senator from Iowa City and previously served on the Iowa City City Council until she was elected to the state senate in 2022....

Lawmakers sit in the house chamber during the first day of the 2024 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
Iowa House forms new Higher Education Committee
Liam Halawith, Elections Editor • November 21, 2024

The Iowa House will have a new committee focused on Higher Education in the next legislative session starting on Jan. 13. Iowa House Republicans, who expanded their majority in November, seek to do a “comprehensive review” of higher education and tackle workforce issues. State...

PolitiFact Iowa is a partnership of The Daily Iowan and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in Iowa politics. Reporters and researchers from PolitiFact Iowa examine statements by Iowa elected officials and candidates and anyone else who speaks up on matters of public importance.
The Old Capitol is seen in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
UI campus Democrats disappointed, Republicans ecstatic about Trump’s win
Liam Halawith, Elections Editor • November 14, 2024

With former President Donald Trump on his way back to the White House after beating out Vice President Kamala Harris, University of Iowa campus political organizations are mixed about the results of the election.  Campus conservatives are ecstatic about Trump’s rise...

Voters cast their ballots at the Visual Arts Building on Election Day in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
UI students work at the polls for class
Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter • November 10, 2024

A handful of University of Iowa students were among hundreds of poll workers who helped run dozens of election precincts in Johnson County on Election Day. The students, however, were getting class credit. The class focused on election administration and gave students hands-on...

Former President Donald Trump is interviewed by U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 at Macomb Community College in Warren.
Uncertainty reigns among Iowa’s immigration nonprofits
Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Managing Print Editor • November 7, 2024

Former President Donald Trump is expected to be the next president of the U.S. — which comes with drastic implications for immigration. One claim Trump touted on the campaign trail was the idea of mass deportation. With his election to the Oval Office, the idea could...