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 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...
Nikki Haley suspended her campaign Wednesday morning after significant losses on Super Tuesday. Haley gained 89 delegates, to Trump’s 995, during Tuesday’s primary. Haley only won one state, among the 15 that held primaries that day, leading Trump in Vermont by four...
Iowa’s federal delegation was critical of Democratic President Joe Biden’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border following his annual State of the Union address in front of a joint session of Congress on Thursday night. During his more than hour-long address Biden lambasted...
Iowans could now see jail time for human “smuggling,” a new crime created under a bill passed on Thursday by Iowa House Republicans. The bill, House File 2608, would make it a class “C” felony to transport undocumented immigrants for gain or with the intent to...
Iowans could face more jail time for ending a pregnancy without consent under a bill passed on Thursday by Iowa House Republicans. Democrats caution the bill could affect in vitro fertilization treatments. The bill, House File 2575, would increase penalties for intentionally...
Anna Banowsky, a 26-year-old University of Iowa graduate student, announced her bid for the Iowa House on Saturday. Banowsky said she plans to run because residents of Iowa House District 92, which encompasses southern Johnson County and all of Washington County, aren’t being...
As Iowa lawmakers consider legislation to codify the Iowa Board of Regents’ efforts to reduce the number of diversity equity and inclusion offices in Iowa’s public universities, anti-DEI advocate and speaker Vince Everett Ellison upheld the policies to the conservative...
In a packed room at the Carpenters Union Local 1260 at 1008 William St., the Johnson County Democrats Central Committee voted against a proposed resolution Thursday night to censure county attorney Rachel Zimmermann Smith for charges against seven protesters. Supporters...
Iowa City landlord voices frustration, confusion with historic preservation code
DVIP planning to construct rental units in JoCo for domestic violence survivors
International Rescue Committee opens Iowa City office
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IC Councilor Mazahir Salih advocates for more funding, outreach to immigrant community