The first round of Democratic debates for the presidential nomination took place on the evening of June 26 in Miami, during which candidates talked about family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border, tensions...
A year ago to the date, 17 people were fatally shot at the hands of a gunman with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school in Parkland, Florida.
The tragedy sparked a series...
A national Democrat considering a presidential bid released a video endorsing a candidate for Johnson County Supervisor Wednesday.
Cory Booker, a Democrat U.S. senator from New Jersey, released a 50-second...
Isabella Senno, Politics Reporter
• November 6, 2018
Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, defeated opponent Christopher Peters in the race for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, ensuring he will serve a seventh term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Loebsack...
Voters turned out more than the 2014 elections. As of press time, 59.8 percent of Iowa’s electorate had voted Tuesday; 1,296,520 of voters cast a ballot, according to the Iowa Secretary of State’s...
Joe Bolkcom, the incumbent Democratic state senator in Iowa Senate District 43, defeated University of Iowa senior and Republican Patrick Wronkiewicz to retain his seat by a large margin on Tuesday night.
Bolkcom,...
On Wednesday, the University of Iowa Student Government held a forum with Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, and Republican hopeful Patrick Wronkiewicz. The candidates discussed a variety of issues, from tax...
Elianna Novitch, Politics Reporter
• October 7, 2018
The opportunity to vote in the 2018 midterm elections officially begins today, with under a month left until the Nov. 6 midterm elections.
Voters in Johnson County have three options on how they can vote...
Elianna Novitch, Politics Reporter
• September 18, 2018
After serving three terms in the Iowa Legislature, Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, hopes to be re-elected for a fourth term so he can work to expand Iowa’s medical-cannabis program and address Iowa’s...
After completing his first term in office, Sen. Kevin Kinney, D-Oxford, seeks to resume his legislative work on a variety of issues, ranging from law enforcement to industrial-hemp production.
The Democratic...
