Former Rep. Neal Smith, D-Iowa, died on Tuesday at 101. Iowa’s elected officials at the state and federal levels have put out words of condolences.  Smith was the longest-serving Iowan in the...

Sen. Grassley, R-Iowa, said on a national basis, he felt that voters were influenced by inflation, immigration, and calls to defund the police in elections on Tuesday night. He cited Virginia, where...

Rita Hart, former state representative and the 2020 Democratic Congressional candidate who lost in Iowa’s current 2nd Congressional District by six votes, endorsed Democratic state Rep. Christina...

Former Vice President Mike Pence encouraged Iowans to prioritize protecting the Constitution and said the Biden administration’s economic and social policies were failing on Monday night.  Young...

A couple dozen students stood outside of the Iowa Memorial Union before, during, and after former Vice President Mike Pence’s speech on Monday night. The demonstrators used signs, chalk and chants...

Thirty years ago, local legislators said that the fatal shooting at the University of Iowa was not going to affect gun legislation in the state — and they were right, to some extent. Due to a...

Iowa voters looking to cast their ballot election ahead of time for the local and school board elections had a shorter window this election cycle, a result of new voting laws passed by the Iowa legislature...

One year out from the 2022 midterm elections, those working to elect both Republicans and Democrats in Iowa say they have reason to be optimistic. Iowa Republican Party Chair Jeff Kaufmann has invited...

Under a new Iowa law, workers fired for noncompliance with vaccine mandates will be eligible to apply for unemployment benefits. The law also defines justifiable medical and religious reasons to refuse...

The Iowa House and Senate passed a bill that defines justifiable COVID-19 vaccine exemption and makes those who are fired from work for resisting vaccine mandates eligible for unemployment benefits...

The Iowa House State Government Committee introduced a bill that defines medical and religious COVID-19 vaccine exemption and makes those fired from work for not complying with vaccine mandates eligible...