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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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Members of the House congregate in the House Chamber after 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 Senate passes bill prohibiting transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams, bill to head to governor’s desk

Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter March 2, 2022

The Iowa Senate passed a bill prohibiting transgender girls and women from participating in sports that align with their gender identity both in K-12 schools and Iowa’s public universities. Republican...

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks to reporters at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines Friday, August 17, 2018.

Grassley talks Russia economic strategy and Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Meg Doster, Politics Reporter March 2, 2022

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said that he’s proposing a two-pronged approach to helping Ukraine by helping potential Ukrainian refugees and introducing further sanctions on the Russian economy. “We're...

Christy Wolfe announces candidacy for Iowa House District 90

Christy Wolfe announces candidacy for Iowa House District 90

Meg Doster, Politics Reporter March 2, 2022

Christy Wolfe is joining a crowded Democratic field for Iowa House District 90, which represents Iowa City.  Wolfe’s sister, Rep. Mary Wolfe, D-Clinton, served in the Iowa House for 12 years...

Fact-checking Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Republican response to Biden’s State of the Union speech

Fact-checking Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Republican response to Biden’s State of the Union speech

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds agreed with President Biden Tuesday night, saying the state of the union is good because of its people. And, that was it. The rest of Reynold’s Republican response to Biden’s...

Gov. Kim Reynolds stands in front of the Iowa Capitol to deliver the Republican response to President Bidens State of the Union address. Contributed by Alex Murphy.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds touts Republican leadership in rebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union

Natalie Dunlap and Meg Doster March 2, 2022

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds took the national stage on Tuesday night to deliver the Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. She criticized the Biden administration on...

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.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signs flat tax rate into Iowa law

Lauren White, Politics Reporter March 1, 2022

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill that would eventually apply a flat tax rate of 3.9 percent for Iowa taxpayers into law on Tuesday.  “This bill rewards work, takes care of our farmers, and supports...

Fact Check | Jeff Shipley says teachers should not get raises if pushing topics the Legislature banned in law

Fact Check | Jeff Shipley says teachers should not get raises if pushing topics the Legislature banned in law

Meg Doster, News Reporter February 28, 2022

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. If your time is short: State Rep. Jeff Shipley,...

U.S Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with the Daily Iowan staff after a visit to Mercy Hospital on July 2, 2019.

Chuck Grassley, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s top Republican, congratulates Ketanji Brown Jackson on SCOTUS nomination

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor February 25, 2022

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the highest ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, congratulated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her nomination to the Supreme Court.  “The judgments of a justice...

Sen. Chuck Grassley speaks to reporters at a town hall meeting in Albia, Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.

Ukraine invasion will be felt by Iowans, Grassley says

Caleb McCullough, Executive Editor February 25, 2022

Iowans are likely to feel the effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the gas pump and in other ways, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said at town meetings on Thursday.  “It’s already had...

Iowa Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer is interviewed by The Daily Iowan journalists in Iowa City on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022.

U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer says Chuck Grassley no longer serves Iowa

Emily Delgado and Lauren White February 23, 2022

Abby Finkenauer, the major Democratic contender taking on Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, said Grassley no longer stands by the principles that brought him to Congress in an interview with The Daily...

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. During the State Address, Reynolds spoke about childcare, Iowa teachers, material taught in schools, unemployment, tax cuts, and more.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address

Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter February 22, 2022

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1.  Senate and House Majority Leaders, Sen. Mitch McConnel R-Ky. and Rep....

House speaker Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford, speaks to start the opening of the 2022 Legislative Session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Grassley opened the session with a speech. During the speech, Grassley spoke about his youngest child, Chance, starting basketball as a first grader. “Lets just say we got a little work to do on our left hand dribbling “

Bill barring transgender women and girls from athletics passes Iowa House

Meg Doster, Politics Reporter February 21, 2022

A bill that would prevent transgender women and girls from competing on teams matching their gender identity in Iowa’s public schools, colleges, and universities passed through the Iowa House on...

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