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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Fact Check | Farm income was up going into planting season, but not as high as president says

Fact Check | Farm income was up going into planting season, but not as high as president says

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor May 22, 2020

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 Marissa Payne  If your...

Fact Check | Did Sen. Ernst flip her position on health care funding?

Fact Check | Did Sen. Ernst flip her position on health care funding?

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor May 20, 2020

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 Marissa Payne If your...

University of Iowa juniors Harrison Akienn and Michael Sehelbrop enjoy pizza and beer at the Airliner on Saturday, May 16th, 2020. The Airliner as well as various other local businesses are experiencing a surge in business due to commencement weekend and the state government lifting certain quarantine regulations.

Iowa City businesses reopened cautiously commencement weekend

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor May 17, 2020

Zoey Sletterhaugh’s parents drove five hours from Kansas City to be with their daughter in Iowa City for her virtual commencement ceremony this weekend.  The trio, which was supposed to include...

Fact Check | Young people are less at risk of dying from COVID-19, but not immune

Fact Check | Young people are less at risk of dying from COVID-19, but not immune

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter May 12, 2020

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 Marissa Payne If your...

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From 2016 election to 2020 caucuses, political process inspires UI graduates

Graduating Hawkeyes have benefited from a front-row view of the nation’s presidential-nomination process, as many came onto campus months before the 2016 election and are leaving not long after the...

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.

Governor shifting coronavirus strategy to “managing and containing” virus

Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor May 7, 2020

Gov. Kim Reynolds said she is shifting her coronavirus response strategy from mitigation to managing and containing the virus as she moves to partially reopen several retail businesses statewide Friday....

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks with audience members following a campaign event in North Liberty on Saturday, February 1, 2020. With the Iowa Caucuses happening in two days, former Vice President Biden stopped to give a last minute pitch to Iowa voters. (Wyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan)

Progressives in Iowa are disappointed by Biden’s nomination – but most still plan to vote for him

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter May 5, 2020

Iowans who caucused in February for younger or more progressive candidates are grappling with the reality of Joe Biden’s status as the Democratic nominee, but a handful The Daily Iowan spoke with...

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.

Governor’s push for reopening creates rift with health experts

Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor May 4, 2020

Though public health experts are warning against reopening the state too early, Gov. Kim Reynolds is pushing for a quick return to business across the state, backed by a swath of Republican legislators. Though...

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol on Jan. 14.

Gov Kim Reynolds on Iowa’s response plan to COVID-19: ‘This isn’t political’

Lauren White, News Reporter May 4, 2020

Gov. Kim Reynolds rejected the notion that the state’s COVID-19 response has been based on political decisions, despite many Iowa Democrats disagreeing with Reynolds’ decision to not issue a shelter-in-place...

Graphic by Katina Zentz

Iowa lobbying group pushes for coronavirus drug price controls

Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor April 29, 2020

Some advocates in Iowa for lowering pharmaceutical prices are worried that once drug companies enter the market, COVID-19 drugs and treatment will be largely unaffordable without intervention from...

The Johnson County Health and Human Services building at 855 South Dubuque Street.

Johnson County leaders recommend still avoiding nonessential travel as other counties set to phase in reopening

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor April 28, 2020

Even as the governor relaxes restrictions statewide on religious gatherings and farmers markets, some Johnson County organizations are hesitant to begin in-person gatherings next week, opting to continue...

Voters fill out their ballots at a polling location in the Historic Dubuque Federal Building in Dubuque on Tuesday Nov. 6, 2018.

Iowans strongly encouraged to vote by mail in June primary, in-person voting still an option

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter April 28, 2020

Iowa’s primary elections — where voters will choose candidates for the U.S. Senate, House, and Statehouse races — will proceed as scheduled June 2 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, though voters are...

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