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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

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Those with disabilities brace for cuts

July 4, 2017

Among the CBO’s projected 22 million to 23 million Americans who might lose their health insurance because of cuts to Medicaid under the GOP’s two proposed health-care bills are persons living with...

FILE - In this file photo, Rep. David Young, R-Iowa, speaks during Sen. Joni Ernst’s second Roast & Ride in Des Moines on Aug. 27, 2016. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

U.S. Food security marches to the fore

July 3, 2017

A recently enacted law sponsored by Iowa’s David Young is designed to protect the country, specifically farm states such as Iowa, from threats to agricultural security. By Molly Hunter [email protected] President...

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)

EPA takes aim at Obama water rule

June 28, 2017

The EPA on Tuesday to retract the clean water rule and redefine ‘waters of the United States.’ By Madeleine Neal [email protected] The U.S. definition of “waterway” may be changing yet...

Presidential nominee Donald Trump gives a speech inside Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/File photo)

Trump heads to Cedar Rapids

June 21, 2017

Nearly half a year after President Trump’s inauguration, it seems to some he is rallying to garner excitement about the prospects of his re-election. After postponing a Cedar Rapids rally in May, he...

Sugar marries Iowa corn (maybe)

Sugar marries Iowa corn (maybe)

June 21, 2017

A recently reached trade deal on Mexican sugar exports to the U.S. avoided repercussions that could have adversely affected Iowa’s corn industry or Iowa’s trade relationship with Mexico. Negotiations...

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2017 file photo, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett speaks during a news conference in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mayor Corbett, a former Iowa House speaker, is expected to announce plans Tuesday, June 20, 2017 to challenge Gov. Kim Reynolds for the Republican nomination for governor in the June 2018 GOP primary. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Corbett eyes run for governor

June 21, 2017

On Tuesday, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett announced his intention to run for Iowa governor race. Corbett made the announcement at an event in Cedar Rapids at the NewBo City Market. He is only the second...

Rep. King: It’s Obama’s fault

Rep. King: It’s Obama’s fault

June 19, 2017

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, told Simon Conway of WHO Iowa radio, a Des Moines radio host, that he partly blames former President Barack Obama for the political climate, which, King contended, led to the recent...

Supporters for Hillary draw with coloring pages and cookies for caucus participants on February, 1, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/File Photo)

Iowa Democrats weigh in on possible caucus changes

June 15, 2017

Members of the Iowa Democratic Party’s Caucus Committee drafted potential changes to the 2020 caucuses earlier this month. By Madeleine Neal [email protected] For some Iowa Democrats, hindsight...

University of Iowa President J. Bruce Harreld, right, speaks with Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, left, and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, center, during a visit on the University of Iowa campus to learn about diversifying biomass fuel sources on at the Cambus Maintenance Facility on Wednesday, June, 7, 2017. Reynolds and Gregg met with President Harreld and other university experts on their visit while discussing the university's biomass portfolio. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Iowa politicians voice thoughts on clean energy

June 14, 2017

By Madeleine Neal [email protected] When new Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds visited the University of Iowa earlier this month, she noted that, for years, Iowa has prided itself in leading the nation in...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks with memebers of the media during the third annual Roast and Ride event in Boone, Iowa, on Saturday, June 3, 2017. Guests included Vice President Mike Pence; Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.; Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds; and Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

Ernst hosts annual Roast & Ride

  BOONE, Iowa — A sea of steel encompassed the front lot of Big Barn Harley-Davidson in Des Moines on the morning of June 3 as more than 500 motorcyclists prepared for their journey. The motorcyclists...

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King’s stance on immigration

March 22, 2017

By Maria Curi [email protected] Soon after he tweeted “We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies,” Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, laid out his position on immigration in...

What Trump’s agenda means for Iowa

Maria Curi, [email protected] February 28, 2017

Forty days after his inauguration, President Trump pitched his legislative agenda on Tuesday to a joint session of Congress. This is what Trump’s four major policy proposals mean for Iowa: IMMIGRATION In...