Zach Wahls is best known for his passionate speech to the Iowa Legislature, which went viral, in 2011 about growing up with gay parents. Since then, the one-time DI columnist has been an advocate for...
Janice Weiner is a Democratic state senate candidate for Iowa’s 37th District, which encompasses parts of Iowa City, Coralville, and other parts of Johnson and Cedar counties. Weiner was born and raised...
With the primary election less than a week away, the Democratic candidates for Iowa governor had one last debate on May 30 in the State Historical Museum auditorium in Des Moines.
The June 5 primary...
One day after three women accused Sen. Nate Boulton of sexual misconduct, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate on May 24 suspended his campaign, fewer than two weeks before the primary election.
Boulton...
Three women have accused Democratic hopeful for governor Sen. Nate Boulton of inappropriate sexual advances.
In interviews published May 23 by the Des Moines Register, one woman said Boulton grabbed...
Two weeks before the June 5 primary, campaign-disclosure reports show that the six Democratic contenders for the gubernatorial nomination have emptied their campaign coffers in the last six months.
However,...
Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a bill that will change the way the Iowa Board of Utilities regulates natural-gas-expansion projects, jurisdiction over municipal utilities, and its regulatory process.
The...
Early voting and absentee ballot-casting began Monday for the June primaries, and Iowa City high school students ensured at least a few more people will be able to cast their votes in this off-year...
Eighteen days after the tentatively scheduled end of the state’s legislative session, Iowa lawmakers passed a tax package that has been a snagging point for the Iowa House and Senate before they could...
The state has a unique redistricting system that ensures a nonpartisan, fair approach. Thanks to the process, the state is often held as one of the best in the country at avoiding gerrymandering.
