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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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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gestures while speaking during Joni Ernst's second annual Roast and Ride event in Des Moines on Saturday, August 27, 2016. The event started with a 42-mile motorcycle ride from the Big Barn Harley-Davidson dealership to the Iowa State Fairgrounds where Ernst hosted a rally with fellow Republican leaders headlined by Trump. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Will Trump’s first State of the Union address be a meaningless script or a path forward?

Ahead of Trump’s first State of the Union address, some remain optimistic about progress, but others are hoping for more.
Pastor Chris Huff, of Bible Baptist Church, in Mount Prospect, Illinois, holds his copy of the King James translation of the Bible, March 2, 2011. (Darrell Goemaat/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Bill introduced to allow Iowa schools to teach Bible literacy as social studies elective

Sarah Watson, [email protected] January 26, 2018
A bill introduced in the Legislature last week would pave the way for a Bible-literacy elective in Iowa schools.
FILE - A group gathers around a podium after Gov. Reynolds first Condition of the State address in the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

UI may lose $8.7 million in funding under state Senate budget proposal

DI staff, [email protected] January 25, 2018

The institutions governed by the state Board of Regents saw a takeback of funding by the Iowa Legislature last year in the middle of fiscal 2017, and legislation proposed in the Iowa Senate on Jan. 25...

UI grad student Farzad Salamifar poses for a portrait in the Main Library on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Salamifar is an Iranian immigrant at the University of Iowa on a student visa. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Immigrant Advocates hone in on state politics

Julia Shanahan, [email protected] January 25, 2018
Immigrant advocates will lobby legislators today at the State Capital.
Andy DeCamp a freshman at The University of Iowa fishes at the base of the Iowa River dam on, Tuesday March 22, 2016. The first day of the spring season was Sunday March 20, the day before students returned from spring break. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale)

Gov. Reynolds to sign legislation aimed at improving water quality

January 24, 2018

The Iowa House of Representatives and Senate passed Senate File 512 on Tuesday — a water-quality bill that will allot $282 million to initiatives promoting water quality in the state. The bill, which...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with members of the media during the third annual Joni Ernst Roast and Ride fundraiser event at Big Barn Harley Davidson in Des Moines on Saturday, June, 3, 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Federal government set to reopen after three-day shutdown

While Congress passed a spending bill to fund the government for another three weeks, Iowa Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley look at what’s next for permanent solutions to government funding and DACA.
Government shutdown affects UI military personnel

Government shutdown affects UI military personnel

The U.S. Congress failed to come to a bipartisan agreement on a stop-gap bill at midnight Jan. 19, which led to an absence of appropriations, also known as a federal government shutdown. Nonessential...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks while a portrait of President Donald Trump hangs above her during her first Condition of the State address in the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Reynolds took over the governor office in May of 2017.

Reynolds girds for gubernatorial campaign

Emily Wangen, [email protected] January 19, 2018
Gov. Kim Reynolds may have the advantage of being the incumbent in the 2018 gubernatorial election, but she has never run for the position.
Donald Trump speaks to a crowd at the University of Iowa Field house on Tuesday Jan 26, 2016. Trump is currently tied in Iowa with Ted Cruz. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale)

DACA details underneath the sewage

Sarah Watson, [email protected] January 18, 2018
UI students voice their opinions on the most recent developments of immigration-policy debate.
Donald Trump gives a speech during the Freedom Summit in the Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.  (File Photo/The Daily Iowan)

One year after inauguration, Iowa feeling impact of Trump administration

Julia Shanahan, [email protected] January 17, 2018
Over the past 12 months, Trump’s policies and administration have affected not only Iowa, but the university and students as well.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during her first Condition of the State address in the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018.

Iowa governor envisions a state ‘overflowing with opportunity’

Marissa Payne, [email protected] January 9, 2018

DES MOINES — Opportunities abound in the state thanks to hard-working people, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said in her first Condition of the State address on Jan. 9. Reynolds, the state’s first female...

Activists protest outside of City Hall in New York on  Sept. 15, 2014 to demand protections for Net Neutrality. (Richard B. Levine/Sipa USA/TNS)

FCC votes to repeal net neutrality

December 15, 2017

As expected, the Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to repeal rules ensuring Net Neutrality. The commission voted 3-2, along party lines, to repeal. The Republicans on the commission,...