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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The College of Public Health Building as seen on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. (James Year/The Daily Iowan)

Researchers at the UI concluded that a second wave of COVID-19 is likely if the state slows mitigation efforts

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor April 28, 2020

A week before Gov. Kim Reynolds announced she would be allowing businesses to reopen in parts of the state, researchers at the University of Iowa sent the Iowa Department of Public Health a report detailing...

Johnson County Supervisors call for the meeting to start at the Johnson County Human Services building before a public hearing to replace the Unified Development Ordinance on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019.

Johnson County Board of Supervisors to discuss recommended minimum wage increase to $10.63

Riley Davis, News Reporter April 28, 2020

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will discuss raising the county’s recommended minimum wage to $10.63 at their 9 a.m. Wednesday meeting this week.  If passed, its decision would fall in line...

A farm in Waukee is seen on Wednesday, October 9, 2019.

Iowa officials call for immediate assistance for pork producers

Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor April 27, 2020

Gov. Kim Reynolds, along with other state officials, asked for immediate federal assistance for Iowa’s pork producers in a letter addressed to Vice President Mike Pence and the White House Coronavirus...

Fresh produce sits out at the Farmers Market on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. A new study from the UI shows that the number of farmers markets has gone up and more people are buying their food locally.

Iowa allowed to resume elective surgeries, farmers markets, governor says

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor April 24, 2020

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a statewide lift on the ban on elective surgeries and farmers market operations beginning on Monday, as coronavirus cases continue to spike amid ramped up testing. Reynolds...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, talks about her personal struggles during the Iowa GOP Reception at Hughes Family Barn in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.

COVID-19 not slowing giving to Iowa’s congressional races

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter April 21, 2020

While most of the nation’s focus is on the novel coronavirus pandemic, candidates for federal races in Iowa have seen an increase in campaign donations from January, but political scientists say...

U.S Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with the Daily Iowan staff after a visit to Mercy Hospital on July 2, 2019.

Iowa’s members of Congress work from home amid pandemic

Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor April 19, 2020

Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation, like millions across the country, are having to adjust their work environment as social distancing requirements close many offices and drive most staff...

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

Reynolds restricts gatherings to immediate household members in northeast Iowa region

Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor April 16, 2020

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced tighter restrictions on northeast Iowa during a press conference Thursday, which would limit gatherings to only household members. The measure affects residents in Iowa's...

Fact Check | Iowa had a strong job market and low unemployment before coronavirus

Fact Check | Iowa had a strong job market and low unemployment before coronavirus

Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor April 15, 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 In case...

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

Iowa director of human services says domestic violence reports are decreasing, but the violence is not

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor April 15, 2020

The director of the Iowa Department of Human Services said during Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Wednesday press conference that reports of domestic violence have dropped now that children and families are not interacting...

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden wave during the watch party for Former Vice President Joe Biden at the Olmstead Center at Drake University on Monday, February 3, 2020. Hundreds of people attended the event to hear Biden speak on the results of the caucus.

County conventions move to absentee format

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter April 14, 2020

As rules around social distancing make hosting crowded conventions impossible, Iowa’s Democrats are choosing who will represent the party at the Democratic National Convention through an absentee...

Iowas public universities future funding uncertain as coronavirus strains state economy

Iowa’s public universities’ future funding uncertain as coronavirus strains state economy

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief April 14, 2020

The funding outlook for Iowa’s public universities remains unclear as the novel coronavirus strains the U.S. economy and state officials face fiscal uncertainty. President Trump passed the $2.2...

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

189 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Iowa, the most for a single day

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter April 14, 2020

The Iowa Department of Public Health announced 189 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the highest number of cases in a single day since the first COVID-19 cases in the state were reported...

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