As Iowa soybean farmers approach harvest season, many are more concerned about the long-term economic damage of an ongoing trade dispute with China than short-term price drops.
Rob Ewoldt, a soybean...
First-time Democratic candidate Jodi Clemens, a West Branch native, wants to remove the corrupting influence of money out of politics.
Clemens, 36, wants to win the Iowa House seat now held by Bobby Kaufmann,...
Iowa’s privatized Medicaid system dominated conversation in a Monday afternoon forum, where six local legislative candidates took questions from a small crowd at the Coralville Public Library.
One...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• September 9, 2018
Seeking to serve a third term, Rep. David Young, R-Iowa, hopes to continue serving as a financial “watchdog” for Iowans as a member of Congress.
Young, 50, is running for re-election this fall to...
After the video of Montray Little and Jared Clinton’s traffic stop by two Des Moines police officers went viral, civil-rights groups drew attention to Iowa’s lack of legislation to address racial...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• September 5, 2018
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Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley's press secretary refuted statements from Senate Judiciary Committee members that documents pertaining to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh...
The death of the University of Iowa student brought national attention to Brooklyn, Iowa, after the body of Mollie Tibbetts was found among corn stalks near there.
But how did a woman from the UI, a...
Iowa leaders are confident future trade deals will benefit Iowa farmers with NAFTA renegotiations in the works.
Renegotiating NAFTA was one of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises, noting numerous...
Helping not just friends, but strangers alike.
That’s the lesson Cindy Axne, the Democratic candidate for the 3rd Congressional District seat, said her parents taught her, and that has motivated her...
When voters go to the polls in 10 weeks for the midterm elections, the top 99 elections officials must stick to the rulebooks despite some opposing a controversial Iowa voter-ID law.
The law, passed in...
Gov. Kim Reynolds recently said she would be open to implementing a state-level system that would check the legal status of workers in Iowa.
The issue of employing immigrants in Iowa was thrust into...
Trade tensions between the U.S. and China have affected Iowa products in the last several months, but Iowa political experts say it’s unrelated to a Pentagon report detailing a spike in Chinese military...
