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....
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
• November 16, 2021
Iowa City City Councilor Janice Weiner announced on Tuesday that she is running for Iowa Senate District 45 in the 2022 election.
Weiner, a Democrat, is the first candidate to announce a campaign...
New deadlines for absentee ballots are creating hang-ups for some counties, including Johnson County.
A law signed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds in March shortened Iowa’s early voting period from...
The March on Old Capitol for Voting Rights was one of over 50 nonviolent rallies held across the nation protesting the 389 bills suppressing voting methods that have been introduced by over 48 states...
Mayor Pro Tem and At-Large Councilor Mazahir Salih announced she will not seek reelection on the Iowa City City Council and endorsed Shawn Harmsen for City Council at an event Wednesday night.
Salih...
Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague will be running for reelection after leading the Iowa City City Council for one term.
Teague will announce his candidacy Thursday night at the Iowa City Juneteenth Block...
Gov. Kim Reynolds and Department of Human Services Director Kelly Garcia toured the GuideLink Center in Iowa City on Thursday afternoon, a new mental health and crisis facility that will begin providing...
All three incumbent Johnson County Supervisors won reelection on Tuesday with at least 55 percent of the vote, defeating Republican challenger Phil Hemmingway.
Rod Sullivan has been on the board...
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
• November 1, 2020
Tuesday is Election Day, and nearly a million people across the state have already cast their ballots. There’s still time to vote in person on Nov. 3 — here’s what you need to know about voting...
Donald Trump and Joe Biden offered contrasting visions for America’s future Thursday night, in an exchange that was far more restrained than the pair’s first debate in September.
With less than...
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
• October 11, 2020
Johnson and other area counties are seeing an influx of early voting after the first voters of the 2020 election cast their ballots this week.
In its first week of early voting, Johnson County averaged...
Cesar Perez, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director
• October 4, 2020
La pandemia de COVID-19 está cambiando las formas en como ciudadanos americanos están votando en las elecciones presidenciales del 2020. Con el aumento de casos en el estado de Iowa, el auditor del...
