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A bill proposed in the Iowa Legislature, requiring teachers to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance, has flustered some education advocacy group leaders, parents, and school board members.
Shawn...
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
• February 9, 2022
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said, during a press call on Wednesday, that the people who broke into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection should be prosecuted.
“People that break the...
Iowa Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls, D-Coralville, announced his reelection campaign for Senate District 43 on Wednesday.
Wahls was first elected to the Iowa Senate in 2018 and was elected...
Democratic Senate candidate and former U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer announced endorsements from Iowa City political figures on Tuesday.
Local elected officials Iowa City Mayor Pro Tem Megan Alter,...
PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics.
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In the off-year caucus, Democratic candidates in Johnson County used the first virtual Iowa caucus to rally support in the upcoming midterms, and county Republicans chose precinct leaders and set party...
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
• February 6, 2022
Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Iowa agree that young people need more incentives to decide to settle down in the state.
At the beginning of the 2022 legislative session, legislative leaders...
Iowa Democrats unveiled what they’re calling the Fair Tax Plan, which Democratic leaders say will aim to bring money back into the pockets of working class Iowans.
“As we've said several times,...
Iowa will discontinue its coronavirus reporting website, as well as a website helping Iowans find vaccinations, and end its coronavirus public health disaster proclamation in mid-February, Iowa Gov....
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said that he considers his Tuesday meeting with President Joe Biden over filling the upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court a success.
Grassley said he gave general advice...
Rep. Dave Jacoby, D-Coralville, is seeking reelection in 2022.
Jacoby said he wants to continue working on Iowa’s tax code, expanding mental health access, and increasing funding for K-12 schools...