Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter
• December 20, 2022
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Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter
• December 14, 2022
Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a directive to the Iowa Office of Management to prohibit the downloading of the popular social media platform TikTok on all state-owned devicesTuesday evening. Reynolds also...
Following an investigation of the University of Iowa public/private partnership, a deal finalized in March 2020, State Auditor Rob Sand recommended Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Legislature closely...
Abortion remains legal up to 20 weeks of pregnancy in Iowa, as the Polk County District Court rejected a motion to dissolve the permanent injunction on the “fetal heartbeat bill” which would ban...
The U.S. House of Representatives passed an $858 billion spending bill on Thursday to fund the Department of Defense for fiscal 2023 and ended the U.S. military COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
The...
Iowa Democrats are uncertain of future party organization following the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws panel vote on Friday to upend the early presidential nominating calendar ahead...
With Republicans holding the trifecta of power in Iowa, the party has a hefty mandate to enact a conservative agenda during the upcoming legislative session. Democrats, however, are planning to go...
Iowa’s next chief legal officer is poised to support Republican efforts to restrict abortion access, as the longtime Democratic Iowa attorney general’s office is among the seats flipped by Iowa...
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The Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws committee voted on Friday afternoon to move Iowa out of the early nomination window for...
Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter
• November 27, 2022
Content Warning: This article mentions references to self-harm and suicide as well as transphobia.
Growing up in Dubuque, Iowa, Simon Reichel said he faced harassment and violence because of his...
Liam Halawith, Politics Reporter
• November 23, 2022
The White House announced Tuesday it will extend the pause on student loan debt payment to the middle of 2023.
This extension comes amid legal battles over President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness...
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