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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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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. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa Gov. Reynolds announces $17.5 million for opioid recovery programs

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor May 16, 2024

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that $17.5 million in state American Rescue Plan Act funds will be used to offer a range of opioid prevention and recovery programs on Thursday.  Reynolds’ announcement...

Mandi Remington speaks during a protest on the Pentacrest about the University’s removal of RVAP, the Rape Victim Advocacy Program, on Saturday, April 13, 2024.

Two JoCo Supervisors endorse Mandi Remington in Democratic supervisor primary

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor May 16, 2024

Johnson County Supervisors Jon Green and V Fixmer-Oraiz endorsed Mandi Remington, a candidate for the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, on Thursday ahead of the June 4 primary election.  Remington...

Maci Arjes, the club secretary for UI College Republicans and VP of events for Turning Point USA, is seen at the Tippie College of Business in Iowa City, Iowa, on Tuesday April 23, 2024.

Political passion outside of UI student’s career goals

Roxy Ekberg, Politics Reporter May 7, 2024

Despite her heavy involvement in the university’s political sphere, fourth-year University of Iowa student Maci Arjes, does not plan to pursue a political career after graduating this spring. Instead,...

Anna Behrens poses for a portrait while tabling for the Women’s Resource and Action Center (WRAC) on the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Friday, April 19, 2024. Behrens is a Student Violence Prevention Program Assistant for WRAC.

UI senior fights for abortion rights, heads to Harvard Law

Natalie Miller, Politics Reporter May 7, 2024

Anna Behrens, a third-year student at the University of Iowa who is graduating a year early this May, will leave Iowa City with not only her degree but three years of advocating for abortion rights. After...

Demonstrators march towards the Iowa City Council Building during a rally in downtown Iowa City on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. A couple hundred demonstrators gathered to protest a new Iowa law that permits state and local law enforcement to enforce immigration laws.

Over 250 march to IC City Hall to protest new Iowa immigration law

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor May 1, 2024

More than 250 Iowa City area residents and members from Escucha Mi Voz and the Catholic Worker House marched through downtown Iowa City Wednesday evening to protest a new Iowa law that permits state...

State representatives stand for a moment of silence for the school shooting that happened in Perry, Iowa, during the first day of the 2024 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. The shooting took place on Jan. 4.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs Income tax cuts into law

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor May 1, 2024

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill to speed up income tax cuts into law on Wednesday afternoon. The law, Senate File 2442, will cut the state’s income tax to 3.8 percent for the 2025 tax year. The...

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.

Repeal of gender balance law threatens Iowa women’s future in politics, experts say

Roxy Ekberg, Politics Reporter April 30, 2024

Despite a desire to run for office and clear qualifications, Megan Alter questioned her place in the process when she ran for Iowa City City Council in 2019. Now a city councilor, Alter began her political...

City High School seniors Penelope Wilmoth and Vivian Shields yell a chant during a pro-Palestinian demonstration to demand a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War at the Courtyard by Marriott in Iowa City, Iowa, on Sunday, April 28, 2024. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian supporters from Iowans for Palestine and several other activist groups demonstrated outside while U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, spoke inside the hotel for a campaign fundraiser.

Pro-Palestine protesters call on Miller-Meeks, Speaker Johnson for an end of U.S. aid to Israel

Roxy Ekberg, Politics Reporter April 28, 2024

More than 200 pro-Palestine protesters lined the bridge outside the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in University Heights outside of U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’, R-Iowa, campaign reception with...

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks at a fundraiser for U.S. Representative Marionette Miller-Meeks on Sunday, April 28, 2024. Around 200 protesters gathered on the bridge outside the Marriott Courtyard where the fundraiser took place to criticize the speakers’ stance on Palestine.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson visits IC to support Miller-Meeks campaign

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor April 28, 2024

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s visit at Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ campaign reception Sunday comes as she faces a difficult reelection campaign.  Miller-Meeks said...

Oct 25, 2023; Washington, DC, USA; Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., delivers remarks as Republican House lawmakers gather on the Capitol steps after electing Johnson to the speakership in Washington.  Mandatory Credit: Eric Kayne-USA TODAY

House Speaker Mike Johnson to visit IC on Sunday, support Miller-Meeks

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor April 25, 2024

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., will visit Iowa City on Sunday evening alongside U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, for a campaign fundraiser at the Courtyard by Marriott.  Johnson’s...

Photo Illustration by Carly Schrum

Iowa Republicans voice support for $95 billion foreign aid package, TikTok ban

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor April 24, 2024

President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid package into law on Wednesday, including almost $60 billion in aid to Ukraine that was previously stalled by hard-right Republicans who oppose the...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds publicly endorses Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his 2024 presidential election bid at the River Center in Des Moines on Monday Nov. 6, 2023.

Gov. Kim Reynolds declares Monday ‘Iowa Hawkeyes Women’s Basketball Appreciation Day’

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor April 22, 2024

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds declared Monday “Iowa Hawkeyes Women’s Basketball Appreciation Day” to celebrate the team’s historic season.  Reynolds released a video message on Monday morning...