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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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Fact Check | Right-wing group Turning Point USA is not a white nationalist organization

Fact Check | Right-wing group Turning Point USA is not a white nationalist organization

Caleb McCullough, DI Executive Editor February 16, 2022

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Rylee Wilson If your...

Shawn Eyestone, the board president of ICCSD poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in the Adler Journalism Communications building.

Advocacy group leaders, Iowa City parents, school board members question Pledge of Allegiance bill

Sam Knupp, News Reporter February 9, 2022

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...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) speaks to a crowd on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021 at Ashley Hinson’s BBQ Bash at Linn County Fairgrounds. Grassley acknowledged the work that Hinson has done.

Grassley condemns actions of Jan. 6 insurrectionists

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...

Sen. Zach Wahls, D-Coralville, speaks on the chamber floor on Jan. 11, 2022.

Iowa State Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls of Coralville to run for reelection in 2022

Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter February 9, 2022

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...

Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer addresses the audience during Progress Iowa Corn Feed at The Newbo City Market in Cedar Rapids on July 14, 2019. 11 candidates came to speak with supporters and give speeches.

Iowa City politicians endorse Democratic candidate Abby Finkenauer for Senate

Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter February 9, 2022

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,...

Fact Check | Yes, Iowa Republican’s bill would put cameras in classrooms

Fact Check | Yes, Iowa Republican’s bill would put cameras in classrooms

Rylee Wilson, Managing Editor February 8, 2022

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Caleb McCullough Editor's...

Caucus organizers are seen during the Republican caucus at the Iowa Memorial Union on Tuesday, February 8, 2022.

Democrats gather virtually to caucus, Republicans remain in-person

Emily Delgado and Meg Doster February 8, 2022

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...

Members of the Senate congregate in the Senate Chamber during the opening of the 2022 Legislative Session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Both the House and Senate Republican leaders said the priority of this session is to return tax funds and address workforce conditions.

Iowa legislators prioritize young Iowans in 2022

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...

House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst, D-Windsor Heights, speaks during the opening of the 2022 Legislative Session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Konfrst addressed the workforce crisis in Iowa. “And honestly, lets imagine a young family deciding whether to move to Iowa for good jobs or some other state in the Midwest,” Konfrst said. “Will we create a state where they can find affordable childcare, where they have access to quality health care, and quality affordable housing?”

Iowa Democrats call for tax credit boosts in tax plan

Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter February 3, 2022

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 Governor Kim Reynolds delivers the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to end coronavirus public health proclamation

Caleb McCullough, Executive Editor February 3, 2022

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., has a conversation at the Iowa State Capitol on Monday, January 13, 2020. The House convened and leaders in the Iowa House of Representatives gave opening remarks to preview their priorities for the 2020 session.

Sen. Grassley says that meeting with President Biden on SCOTUS nomination was a success

Meg Doster, Politics Reporter February 2, 2022

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...

State Representative Dave Jacoby (D- Coralville) answered questions at a Johnson County Legislative Forum held by The Daily Iowan at the Iowa City Public Library on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. Questions were asked by The Daily Iowan staff and the general public, ranging from issues of public education funding and curriculum to state and federal COVID-19 response.

Rep. Jacoby seeking reelection

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor February 1, 2022

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...

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