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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Randy Feenstra ousts Steve King, clinches Republican party nomination for 4th District

Randy Feenstra ousts Steve King, clinches Republican party nomination for 4th District

Mary Hartel, News Reporter June 2, 2020

Iowa State Senator Randy Feenstra, R-Hull, has clinched the Republican party’s nomination representing the 4th District of Iowa following the state’s primary Tuesday night. The victory comes after...

Stickers on the floor encouraging social distancing are seen on the floor on Tuesday, June 2 in Iowa City West High School.

Iowa shatters primary turnout record with mail-in ballots in unprecedented primary election amid COVID-19

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor June 2, 2020

A record number of Iowans cast their ballots in Tuesday's primaries after the Secretary of State's Office mailed each active Iowa voter an absentee ballot-request form to encourage voting from home. Statewide...

Senator Mariannette Miller-Meeks speaks with a member of UISG during the Hawkeye Caucus at the State Capitol in Des Moines on April 9, 2019. The Hawkeye Caucus provides members of the University of Iowa community to come speak with Iowa legislators.

Miller-Meeks wins Republican nomination in Iowa’s 2nd District House race

Rylee Wilson, News Editor June 2, 2020

State Sen. Marianette Miller-Meeks, R-Ottumwa, won the Republican nomination for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District with 47.54 percent of the vote at press time, after a contentious campaign against...

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Theresa Greenfield wins Democratic Senate primary

Caleb McCullough, Summer Editor June 2, 2020

Des Moines businesswoman Theresa Greenfield won the Democratic U.S. Senate primary Tuesday, taking 47.7 percent of the vote and beating out three challengers, securing the nomination to face Sen. Joni...

Fact Check | Iowa leads the nation in overall high-school graduation rates, lags behind in minority graduation rates

Fact Check | Iowa leads the nation in overall high-school graduation rates, lags behind in minority graduation rates

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor May 29, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Sarah Watson If your...

Fact Check | Theresa Greenfield’s no-corporate-PAC pledge needs some explanation

Fact Check | Theresa Greenfield’s no-corporate-PAC pledge needs some explanation

Caleb McCullough, Summer Editor May 28, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Sarah Watson If your...

Fact Check | Farm income was up going into planting season, but not as high as president says

Fact Check | Farm income was up going into planting season, but not as high as president says

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor May 22, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Marissa Payne  If your...

Fact Check | Did Sen. Ernst flip her position on health care funding?

Fact Check | Did Sen. Ernst flip her position on health care funding?

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor May 20, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Marissa Payne If your...

University of Iowa juniors Harrison Akienn and Michael Sehelbrop enjoy pizza and beer at the Airliner on Saturday, May 16th, 2020. The Airliner as well as various other local businesses are experiencing a surge in business due to commencement weekend and the state government lifting certain quarantine regulations.

Iowa City businesses reopened cautiously commencement weekend

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor May 17, 2020

Zoey Sletterhaugh’s parents drove five hours from Kansas City to be with their daughter in Iowa City for her virtual commencement ceremony this weekend.  The trio, which was supposed to include...

Fact Check | Young people are less at risk of dying from COVID-19, but not immune

Fact Check | Young people are less at risk of dying from COVID-19, but not immune

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter May 12, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Marissa Payne If your...

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From 2016 election to 2020 caucuses, political process inspires UI graduates

Graduating Hawkeyes have benefited from a front-row view of the nation’s presidential-nomination process, as many came onto campus months before the 2016 election and are leaving not long after the...

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.

Governor shifting coronavirus strategy to “managing and containing” virus

Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor May 7, 2020

Gov. Kim Reynolds said she is shifting her coronavirus response strategy from mitigation to managing and containing the virus as she moves to partially reopen several retail businesses statewide Friday....