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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Gene Haighr speaks with Johnsons County Supervisor Jon Green outside the Emma Goldman Clinic on Thursday, Sept.9,.2021. Haighr questions Supervisor Green on his choices.

Texas law has pro-choice activists in Iowa concerned

Lauren White, Politics Reporter September 19, 2021

Pro-choice activists in Iowa are concerned that Iowa’s Legislature will introduce more restrictive bills that will block access to abortion in the state, after a near total ban on abortion in Texas...

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks addresses a crowd on Sept. 18 at her inaugural tailgate, where she criticized President Joe Bidens vaccine mandate for millions of workers, the Afghanistan withdrawal, and the border crisis.

Rep. Miller-Meeks launches reelection campaign with support of fellow veteran Sen. Cotton

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor September 18, 2021

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, officially announced her reelection bid in Johnson County on Saturday, surrounded by political allies, including Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, and Iowa Republicans.  “I...

Photo of Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller from iowaattorneygeneral.gov.

Tom Miller to run for reelection in 2022

Lauren White, Politics Reporter September 18, 2021

Attorney General Tom Miller announced that he will be running for reelection on Saturday. Currently serving his tenth term in the office, the Democrat is the longest serving state attorney general...

Fact Check | Christina Bohannan does not want to abolish law enforcement

Fact Check | Christina Bohannan does not want to abolish law enforcement

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor September 17, 2021

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 If your...

The first plan for Iowas Congressional Districts from the Iowa Legislative Services Agency. (source: Iowa Legislative Services Agency)

Johnson County slated for 1st Congressional District in first redistricting plan

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor September 16, 2021

The Iowa Legislative Services Agency released the first redistricting plan on Thursday, which would place Johnson County in the 1st Congressional District. Johnson County currently is part of the 2nd...

Andrew Dunn, an undergraduate political science student, stands at the Old Capitol.

UI student running for Iowa House

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor September 15, 2021

As University of Iowa law professor and state Rep. Christina Bohannan, D-Iowa City, looks to the United States Congress in her challenge against U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, a UI underclassman...

Gov. Kim Reynolds prepares for the State of the State Address within the house chambers of the Iowa State Capitol Building on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 in Des Moines. Tuesday marks the second day of the 2021 Iowa legislative session, in which Gov. Reynolds will give her address in the evening.

Iowa legislature called for special redistricting session

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor September 14, 2021

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation on Tuesday convening a special legislative session to consider and enact a plan of legislative and congressional redistricting.  The special session will...

Fact Check | Sanders claim that childhood poverty is cut in half needs a little more time to confirm

Fact Check | Sanders claim that childhood poverty is cut in half needs a little more time to confirm

Lauren White, Politics Reporter September 14, 2021

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. If you’re time is short Sen. Bernie Sanders,...

Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-Iowa) listens to people after Ashley Hinson’s BBQ Bash on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021 at Linn County Fairgrounds.

Judge temporary order allows Iowa schools to require masks

Lauren White, Politics Reporter September 13, 2021

Schools in Iowa are now able to require that students wear masks after the District Court for the Southern District of Iowa granted a temporary restraining order regarding the Iowa’s current mask...

The outside of the Veteran Affairs Medical Center on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021.

Rep. Miller-Meeks pushes for veteran mental health hearing, crisis line improvements

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor September 12, 2021

Nationwide, more veterans are seeking mental health assistance, feeling the impact of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. There has been a recent nationwide uptick in Veteran Crisis Line referrals,...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivers a speech during The Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, July 16, 2021.  Members of the crowd cheered when Gov. Reynolds brought up legislation that banned mask mandates in public schools.

Iowa Republicans blast Biden’s vaccine mandate

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor September 10, 2021

Iowa Republicans criticized President Joe Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandate on Thursday, calling the move an overreach of the federal government.  Biden will require all employees of businesses...

Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-Iowa) listens to people after Ashley Hinson’s BBQ Bash on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021 at Linn County Fairgrounds.

Iowa under investigation for statewide ban on mask mandates

Lauren White, Politics Reporter August 30, 2021

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into the state of Iowa to decide whether a statewide prohibition mask mandates discriminates against students...

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