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The Iowa Senate and House passed the second proposed set of redistricting maps from the Iowa Legislative Services Agency in special session on Thursday.
The latest set of maps received bipartisan...
Kelsey Harrell, Managing Digital Editor
• October 27, 2021
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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New deadlines for absentee ballots are creating hang-ups for some counties, including Johnson County.
A law signed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds in March shortened Iowa’s early voting period from...
Lyle Muller, PolitiFact Iowa Editor
• October 21, 2021
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Iowa’s Legislative Services Agency has released its second redistricting plan after Senate Republicans rejected the first iteration of the map, concerned that certain districts were not compact enough.
Lawmakers...
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
• October 17, 2021
Iowa delegates are split on support of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure legislative agenda, as negotiations on two key bills stall in Congress.
Sen. Chuck Grassley said that he hopes the progressive...
Former Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, said America's diverse population and variety of backgrounds makes it impossible for all Democrats or all Republicans to be on board with the same political strategies.
The...
University of Iowa officials, Board of Regents members, and Gov. Kim Reynolds celebrated breaking ground on a new UIHC facility in North Liberty on Thursday.
“The campus will be providing significant...
Another Democratic challenger has entered the race to unseat seven-term Sen. Chuck Grassley.
Mike Franken, a retired Navy admiral, announced his bid for the Senate on Thursday. Franken ran for...
Iowa Democrats filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics on Monday, alleging that Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, didn’t compile with requirements to disclose information on...
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
• October 10, 2021
Ten months removed from the White House, and banned from Twitter, former President Donald Trump continues to influence the Republican Party.
Trump held a rally in Des Moines on Saturday, where thousands...