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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Gov. Kim Reynolds smiles during the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Gov. Kim Reynolds discussed initiatives such as tax cuts, mental health funding, and workforce training.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill requiring option for full in-person learning

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Reporter January 29, 2021

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill Friday requiring Iowa schools to offer a 100 percent in-person learning option less than three weeks after declaring it a priority for this year’s legislative session. The...

The Iowa State capitol is shown on Tuesday, January 13, 2015.

UI College of Dentistry student meets with legislators over concerns the UI is suppressing conservative voices

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor January 27, 2021

In the state House Government Oversight Committee’s first meeting of the year, University of Iowa College of Dentistry student Michael Brase, a self-described conservative, told the committee that...

Gov. Kim Reynolds gives the State of the State address in the house chamber of the Iowa State Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 in Des Moines. Gov. Reynolds highlighted in the address expansion of broadband internet, a push for in-person learning, and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Kim Reynolds announces 16 percent increase in COVID-19 vaccine doses

Lauren White, Politics Reporter January 27, 2021

Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday that Iowa will be receiving a 16 percent increase in coronavirus vaccine doses over the next three weeks, and on Feb. 8, Iowa will see an additional 20,000...

The Iowa State Capitol building is seen in Des Moines on April 9, 2019.

State Senate District 41 stays red in special election

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Reporter January 27, 2021

Republican Adrian Dickey was elected to represent District 41 in the Iowa Senate in a special election held on Jan. 26, filling the seat vacated by U.S. Rep Mariannette Miller-Meeks.  With an unofficial...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, sits down for an interview with The Daily Iowan on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2020. Only a day after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, Grassley discussed upcoming work and the possible impeachment of former President Donald Trump.

Iowans in Congress talk agriculture priorities

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor January 26, 2021

Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation say they hope to work with the Biden administration and Democratic majority in Congress on agriculture policies that, they say, flourished under former...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) speaks during Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice on Capitol Hill on October 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. With less than a month until the presidential election, President Donald Trump tapped Amy Coney Barrett to be his third Supreme Court nominee in just four years. If confirmed, Barrett would replace the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Patrick Semansky/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)

Iowa’s U.S. Senators vote against Trump impeachment trial

Brian Grace, Politics Reporter January 26, 2021

In alignment with the majority of the Republican Party, U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, voted against continuing with former President Donald Trump’s upcoming Senate trial following...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, sits down for an interview with The Daily Iowan on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2020. Only a day after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, Ernst discussed upcoming work and the possible impeachment of former President Donald Trump.

Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation hope to build on Trump-era policies

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor January 24, 2021

Members of Iowa’s mostly Republican congressional delegation say they want to continue to build on Trump-era policies in the new Biden-Harris administration while moving past the former president’s...

On the Record special edition: Talking with Iowa's congressional delegation

On the Record special edition: Talking with Iowa’s congressional delegation

January 24, 2021

The Daily Iowan Ethics and Politics Initiative team sat down with Iowa's members of Congress after President Joe Biden's inauguration last week. They spoke with Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst on Trump's...

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 Democrats elect Rep. Ross Wilburn as party chair

Caleb McCullough, Managing Editor January 23, 2021

Iowa Democrats elected state Rep. Ross WIlburn, D-Ames, as the chair of the state party on Saturday. Wilburn will replace Mark Smith, a former state representative who held the position for less...

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Miller-Meeks tells House to dismiss Hart’s contest of IA-02 election

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Reporter January 21, 2021

U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who is provisionally seated in the 117th Congress to represent Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, is asking Congress to dismiss Democrat Rita Hart’s notice of...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, sits down for an interview with The Daily Iowan on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2020. Only a day after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, Ernst discussed upcoming work and the possible impeachment of former President Donald Trump. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa’s U.S. senators question constitutionality of impeachment trial

Caleb McCullough, Managing Editor January 21, 2021

Iowa’s U.S. senators said they are unsure of the constitutional validity of holding an impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump, who was impeached last week, just seven days before leaving...

Joe Biden is sworn in as U.S. President during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021, in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS)

Iowa political leaders react to Biden’s inauguration ceremony, pledge to unify the country

Lauren White, Politics Reporter January 20, 2021

President Joe Biden was sworn into office on Wednesday, and Iowa Democrats say it was refreshing to see Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take the stage to start their presidency. Biden said...