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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Fact Check | Mining lithium poses environmental risks. The Biden administration isn’t ignoring them

Fact Check | Mining lithium poses environmental risks. The Biden administration isn’t ignoring them

Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact Contributor June 15, 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 your time is short: President Joe Biden’s...

Iowa State House Rep. Ras Smith, D-Waterloo, is planning to run for Iowa Governor Election in 2022.

Rep. Ras Smith announces bid for governor

Meg Doster, News Reporter June 15, 2021

State Rep. Ras Smith, D-Waterloo, announced his candidacy for the Iowa gubernatorial election in 2022 Tuesday morning.  Smith is the first to declare his campaign for governor. Gov. Kim Reynolds,...

Gubernatorial candidate Ross Wilburn speaks during the Johnson County Democrats BBQ at the Johnson County Fairgrounds on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. Multiple gubernatorial candidates spoke at the event as well as guest speaker Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa).

Iowa Democratic Party honors party leaders, encourages Iowans to look toward 2022 Election

Lauren White, Politics Reporter June 13, 2021

With over a year until the 2022 Midterm Election, the Iowa Democratic party spent Sunday night rallying members and honoring party leaders through their second annual Hall of Fame event.  The Iowa...

Fact Check | Iowa moms who attended bill signing shared false information related to pandemic, connected to QAnon-affiliated people

Fact Check | Iowa moms who attended bill signing shared false information related to pandemic, connected to QAnon-affiliated people

Natalie Dunlap and Sabine Martin June 11, 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 Rachel Schilke If your...

Gov. Kim Reynolds listens during a conference at the GuideLink Center in Iowa City on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The new crisis center is a collaborative project between the Johnson County Board of Supervisors and community partners, and focuses on providing mental health and substance use care. It will have a soft opening on Monday.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill prohibiting critical race theory in Iowa schools

Sabine Martin, News Editor June 8, 2021

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Tuesday that will prohibit critical race theory education in school curricula and in mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion training. The new law...

Sen. Chuck Grassley speaks with reporters outside of Iowa City High School after a Q&A session with students on June 2, 2021.

Senator Chuck Grassley speaks with Iowa City High students

Natalie Dunlap, News Editor June 2, 2021

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, held a Q&A with government students at Iowa City High School on Wednesday morning.  The stop in Johnson County is part of Grassley’s 99 county tour. Grassley...

Johnson County Supervisor candidate Jon Green (left) speaks with Senate candidate Dave Muhlbauer (right) on the patio behind Georges Buffet in Iowa City. Photo courtesy of Adam Schantz, Muhlbauers campaign manager.

Dave Muhlbauer stops in Iowa City on the Senate campaign trail

Natalie Dunlap, News Editor May 26, 2021

On the patio behind George's Buffet, a northside Iowa City business, Democratic senatorial candidate Dave Muhlbauer met with Johnson County Democrats, reporters, and Johnson County Supervisor candidate...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., has a conversation at the Iowa State Capitol on Monday, January 13, 2020.

Democrat David Muhlbauer launches Senate campaign

Natalie Dunlap, News Editor May 24, 2021

The first Democrat has announced their candidacy for Iowa’s 2022 Senate race.  Dave Muhlbauer, the former Vice Chairman of the Crawford County Board of Supervisors, filed a statement of candidacy...

Fact Check | Iowa emerging from pandemic with jobs

Fact Check | Iowa emerging from pandemic with jobs

Lyle Muller, PolitiFact Iowa Editor May 12, 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 Sarah Watson and Caleb McCullough If...

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the COVID-19 response and the vaccination program during an event at the State Dining Room of the White House on May 4, 2021, in Washington, DC. President Biden set a new goal to have 70% of adult Americans with at least one shot and at least 160 Americans fully vaccinated by July 4th, 2021.

Iowans hope to see infrastructure investment from Biden’s plan

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor May 11, 2021

Iowa’s infrastructure ranks among some of the worst in the nation, and funding that could help change that is being held up in Congress. President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion American Jobs Plan...

Joceyln Roof poses for a portrait at the Pentacrest on Tuesday, May 5, 2021.

Graduating founder of Hawk the Vote helped evolve civic engagement for the pandemic

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Reporter May 11, 2021

To gear up for the Iowa caucuses, Hawk the Vote held a mock caucus in January 2020 with 300 participants packed in a room. At the time, the organizers didn’t know how drastically their student engagement...

Rep. Bobby Kaufmann speaks during the opening of the 2021 legislative session on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Legislative goals for the session include further tax cuts, expanding in-person learning, and moving towards economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fact Check | State-based bids to thwart presidential orders reach Iowa

Dylan Morgan and Lyle Muller May 7, 2021

If your time is short: HF 815, pending in the Iowa Legislature, says Iowa would not have to follow a presidential executive order if it were deemed unconstitutional by the attorney general.  ...

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