Lauren White, Politics Reporter
• October 31, 2021
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...
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...
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
• October 28, 2021
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...
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
• October 28, 2021
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...
The Iowa Senate and House passed the second proposed set of redistricting maps from the Iowa Legislative Services Agency in special session on Thursday.
The latest set of maps received bipartisan...
New deadlines for absentee ballots are creating hang-ups for some counties, including Johnson County.
A law signed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds in March shortened Iowa’s early voting period from...
Former Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, said America's diverse population and variety of backgrounds makes it impossible for all Democrats or all Republicans to be on board with the same political strategies.
The...
Iowa Democrats filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics on Monday, alleging that Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, didn’t compile with requirements to disclose information on...
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
• October 10, 2021
Ten months removed from the White House, and banned from Twitter, former President Donald Trump continues to influence the Republican Party.
Trump held a rally in Des Moines on Saturday, where thousands...
Thousands of people from Iowa and surrounding states came to the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines to see former President Donald Trump speak on Saturday.
Karla Wright, 54, came to Iowa from...
The Johnson County Republicans met in Coralville on Tuesday to encourage party members to strengthen the young Republican vote in Iowa.
Along with the usual priorities of rallying Republican Iowans...
Republicans in the Iowa Senate voted down the first set of congressional and legislative maps proposed by the Iowa Legislative Services Agency, requiring the nonpartisan agency to return to the drawing...
