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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

EPI Graphic of Patrick Wronkiewcz, Rose Fiala, and Emiliano Martinez (David Calderon/The Daily Iowan)

Alt-right rhetoric comes to fore

Molly Hunter, [email protected] August 30, 2017

As “alt-right” rhetoric crops up nationwide, University of Iowa students reflect on the role of free speech in society. UI senior Rose Fiala, a co-chair of the Iowa City Democratic Socialists of...

President Trump grants Arpaio clean slate

Isabella Senno, [email protected] August 29, 2017

When President Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio on Aug. 25, shockwaves spread across Iowa and the country. “We feel that the pardon of Arpaio is devastating,” said Veronica Fowler, the communications director...

Iowa Department of Transportation announced the winning “City and Country Reboot” as the new design for the state’s license plates

New license plates get mixed reaction

August 25, 2017

The debate was form over function when the winning license-plate design was revealed Monday by the Iowa Department of Transportation. By Isabella Senno [email protected] On Monday, the Iowa...

Iowa gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Nate Boulton, D-Des Moines, speaks at the Hawkeyes for Boulton launch at Cortado on Clinton Street on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Hawkeyes for Boulton will give students the opportunity to get involved in Boulton's gubernatorial campaign on campus. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Hawkeyes bet on Boulton for governor with new student organization

Molly Hunter, [email protected] August 24, 2017

Sen. Nate Boulton, D-Des Moines, a candidate for the Iowa Democratic Party’s gubernatorial nomination, spoke at a Hawkeyes for Boulton launch event at Cortado on Wednesday afternoon. Emiliano Martinez,...

Photos by Nick Rohlman and Ting Xaun Tan, Graphic by Nova Meurice/The Daily Iowan

Democrats seek more inclusion

August 2, 2017

Iowa Senate Minority Leader Rob Hogg believes the future of Iowa Democrats lies in putting issues before party identification. By Madeleine Neal [email protected] Iowa Democrats need to take...

File photo (Sergio Flores/The Daily Iowan, file)

Iowa Public Safety seeks reaccreditation

July 31, 2017

The Iowa Department of Public Safety could receive its third-consecutive CALEA approval. By Molly Hunter [email protected] DES MOINES — The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies...

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2015 file photo, then presidential nominee Donald Trump gives a speech inside Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport.
 Trump took to Twitter on July 26 to announce his plan to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. (Sergio Flores/The Daily Iowan, file)

Trump’s trans ban draws rebuke

July 30, 2017

By Madeleine Neal [email protected] When President Trump took to Twitter on July 26 to announce his plan to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military, party lines were blurred. The...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a Johnson County Republican event in Coralville at the Radisson on July 6, 2017. Iowa Gov. Reynolds stressed the importance of the youth vote. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Agricultural delegation notes Chinese progress

July 26, 2017

The members of an all-Iowa agricultural trade mission to China covered beef sustainability and the trade deficit in a conference call on Wednesday. By Molly Hunter [email protected] Members of...

Sen. Janet Petersen, D-Des Moines, describes her plan to expand hawk-i eligibility at the State Capitol on Monday. Her plan, she said, would extend health-insurance coverage to 11,000 Iowan children in 2018. (Molly Hunter/The Daily Iowan)

Democrat proposes expanding children’s health-insurance plan

Molly Hunter, [email protected] July 24, 2017

Sen. Janet Petersen, D-Des Moines, has proposed a plan to guarantee 11,000 of Iowa’s children remain insured in 2018. “There is a very real possibility that 72,000 Iowans could be without health insurance...

Congressional candidate Chris Peters, a surgeon, speaks with Bryce Paris, a UI computer-science student, before a campaign event in the Old Capitol on Sunday. Paris said he attended in order to hear a different perspective on government and he was particularly interested in Peters’ views on health care. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Peters officially set to face Loebsack

July 24, 2017

Christopher Peters on Sunday announced his candidacy for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District in the 2018 election. He will challenge Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa. By Madeleine Neal [email protected] When...

FILE - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds speaks during Joni Ernst's third annual Roast and Ride event in Boone, Iowa, on Saturday, June 3, 2017.  (Nick Rohlman/The Daily iowan)

Republican heavyweights strongly back Reynolds

July 20, 2017

By Madeleine Neal [email protected] The support Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds has gained as an incumbent candidate in the 2018 gubernatorial primary should put her at the top of the pack. “Her...

FILE - In this April 2016 file photo, Christopher Peters, who ran as the GOP candidate in the 2nd Congressional District, talks with Iowa students during a meet-and-greet in the Airliner.
 Chris Peters will kick off his campaign as a candidate for Iowa’s 2nd District on July 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber. (Brooklynn Kascel/The Daily Iowan, file)

Peters announces run for U.S. Congress

July 19, 2017

Chris Peters will kick off his campaign as a candidate for Iowa’s 2nd District on July 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Peters ran against, and lost to, Rep. Dave Lobesack, D-Iowa,...