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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

IC Pride parade goers take pictures of Washington St. on Saturday, June 17. The parade is part of Pride Month, a celebration of the LGBTQ community and commemoration of the Stonewall riots of 1969. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Medicaid loss hits transgender community

Madeleine Neal, [email protected] September 29, 2017

The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa has challenged the Iowa Department of Human Services in a recent lawsuit over the banning of Medicaid coverage for transgender Iowans. Rita Bettis, the ACLU...

Hundreds of San Juan residents have taken shelter at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, until Hurricane Maria passes. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Iowa security, National Guard to assist in Puerto Rico

September 26, 2017

The 132nd Air Refueling Wing of Des Moines will provide 16 security-force personnel for a mission facilitated by Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, and the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management....

(The Daily Iowan/file)

Students place national politics over local politics

Isabella Senno, [email protected] September 26, 2017

The average University of Iowa student cannot name the governor of Iowa, the mayor of Iowa City, or who represents them in the state Legislature. Benjamin Nelson, a Burlington, Iowa native, is the Iowa...

Community members speak during a protest outside the IMU on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. While Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, spoke in the IMU, a protest was held outside in Hubbard park. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa City rallies against Ernst on DACA, health care during town hall

Emily Wangen, [email protected] September 22, 2017

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, was booed and protested at a Johnson County town hall on Sept. 22 on the University of Iowa campus. Members of the UI community came out to Hubbard Park despite the high...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during a town hall meeting in the IMU on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. While Sen. Ernst spoke in the IMU, a protest was held outside in Hubbard Park. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Ernst faces tough questions on Graham-Cassidy bill at Iowa City town hall

Molly Hunter, [email protected] September 22, 2017

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said on Sept. 22 that the Graham-Cassidy health-insurance bill is not likely to get to a vote. “It seems unlikely that we will be voting on this,” she said. “We have...

Senate tries to aid bankrupt farmers

Senate tries to aid bankrupt farmers

September 20, 2017

By Molly Hunter [email protected] Twelve years later, a correction to a strangely worded 2005 law will have a big effect on family farmers filing for bankruptcy. Two weeks ago, the U.S. Senate...

Cathy Glasson for Governor volunteer Misty Rebik writes on a board during the Cathy Glasson for Governor Day of Action in the Iowa City Public Library on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. Iowa City volunteers got to watch as Glasson announced her candidacy for governor over Facebook Live from Cedar Rapids. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Glasson officially in for 2018

Molly Hunter, [email protected] September 19, 2017

On Tuesday, Cathy Glasson officially announced her candidacy for the 2018 gubernatorial democratic nomination. Iowa City was one of eight cities across the state where volunteers gathered on Tuesday...

Colin Kahl, former National Security Advisor to former Vice President Joe Biden, speaks at the Pomerantz Center on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. As the meeting of the UN General Assembly and Security Council will take place this week, Kahl discussed issues in regards to the current administration's foreign policy. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Former national-security adviser talks North Korean diplomacy

Madeleine Neal, [email protected] September 19, 2017

Colin Kahl, a former national-security adviser for Joe Biden, said Trump wants to make something clear: He is not former President Obama. Kahl discussed the future of U.S. foreign policy as part of an...

Education Sec. Betsy DeVos listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a strategic and policy discussion with CEOs in the State Department Library in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 11, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

DeVos’ Title IX changes won’t lead to major changes at Iowa schools

Isabella Senno, [email protected] September 17, 2017

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced on Sept. 7 that the Department of Education will reconsider its interpretation of Title IX. Title IX prohibits gender-based discrimination in any educational...

Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett poses for a portrait on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Corbett calls himself an underdog in the 2018 Iowa Republican primary for governor. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Corbett says he feels prepared to handle crises after flood devastation

Isabella Senno, [email protected] September 15, 2017

Mayor Ron Corbett of Cedar Rapids has dealt with the aftermath of two natural disasters since taking office in 2009. In June 2008 the city dealt with a flood that shattered all previous records, and...

Three Iowa lawmakers hope to legalize recreational marijuana through constitutional amendment. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Iowa cannabis distribution backfires

September 12, 2017

By Molly Hunter [email protected] Iowa’s attempt to work around federal distribution requirements for medicinal cannabis may have backfired. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has advised the...

Senate moves on human trafficking

September 12, 2017

The U.S. Senate passed a bill to fight human trafficking on Monday night. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, coauthored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., passed...