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The Daily Iowan

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

The Iowa State Capitol building as seen during the second day of the 2025 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Politics Notebook | Iowa House approves bill to require 80 percent of UI’s medical, dental school have Iowa ties

Liam Halawith and Roxy Ekberg March 12, 2025

Iowa House lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday to require the University of Iowa’s College of Medicine and Dentistry to have at least 80 percent of students admitted be from Iowa or have attended...

Members of the Senate meet during the first day of the 2025 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.

Politics Notebook | Iowa Senate approves bill requiring county supervisor districts in Johnson County

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 10, 2025

Johnson County would be required to elect its county supervisors by districts, instead of at-large, under legislation approved, 35-12, on Monday in the Iowa Senate. The bill, Senate File 75, would...

Members of the House meet during the first day of the 2025 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.

Few hundred bills make it out of Iowa’s first funnel week

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 9, 2025

Iowa lawmakers introduced more than 2,000 bills this legislative session, but only a few hundred made it past the latest legislative deadline. The deadline helps limit the number of bills lawmakers...

Houses sit under the sun on Walnut St in Iowa City on Monday, March 28, 2022.

Iowa Republicans unveil property tax relief bills Thursday

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 6, 2025

Iowa Republicans in charge of tax policy in the Iowa House and Senate released their proposal to provide property tax relief to Iowans on Thursday, fulfilling one of the caucus’ top priorities for...

Members of the House meet during the first day of the 2025 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.

Iowa House lawmakers advance bill to criminalize homelessness, Senate tables

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 5, 2025

Iowa House lawmakers advanced a bills to criminalize homelessness Wednesday, making unauthorized camping on public property a simple misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail and up to an $855...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds prepares to exit the Iowa State Capitol during the Condition of the State adress in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Bill requiring Iowa law enforcement to enforce immigration laws advances

Roxy Ekberg, Politics Editor March 5, 2025

Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill to require law enforcement officers to enforce immigration laws or risk up to five years in prison and a hefty fine. Under House Study Bill 285, law enforcement officers,...

The Iowa State Capitol building is seen in Des Moines on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.

Politics Notebook | Iowa lawmakers advance bill to expand Secretary of State’s effort to root out noncitizen voters

Roxy Ekberg and Liam Halawith March 5, 2025

Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday that would codify Secretary of State Paul Pate’s plan to root out noncitizen voters from Iowa’s voter registration roles, among other changes to the state’s...

The Iowa State Capitol building is seen in Des Moines on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.

Iowa lawmakers, governor could get pay raise under bill advanced Tuesday

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 4, 2025

Iowa’s state elected officials could get a major pay raise under a bill advanced by Iowa Senate lawmakers on Tuesday. The bill, Senate File 464, would increase legislators’ salaries by $20,000...

The Iowa State Capitol as seen following the Condition of the State address in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Politics Notebook | Iowa House lawmakers advance bill to relax state hemp regulations

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 4, 2025

Iowa House lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday that would relax laws that regulate hemp consumption in Iowa to stop unintended consequences from legislation passed last year that enacted strict requirements...

Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen looks at the crowd during the State of the Judiciary address at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Christensen discussed the prioritization of contract attorneys, modernization of the magistrate system, and attention to the juvenile court system. This was Christensen's fifth delivery of the State of the Judiciary. 

Overworked and underpaid: the indigent defense shortage in Iowa persists

Bri Brands, Politics Reporter March 4, 2025

Combating an overwhelming caseload, Johnson County Contract Attorney Eric Tindal often works 16 to 18 hours a day. The long weekdays often overflow into Saturdays and Sundays for Tindal, who works...

Politics Notebook | Iowa lawmakers advance bill to require menstrual products in school bathrooms

Politics Notebook | Iowa lawmakers advance bill to require menstrual products in school bathrooms

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 3, 2025

Iowa House lawmakers unanimously advanced a bill Monday that would require public schools to ensure students have access to menstrual products in at least half of school restrooms in middle and high...

A Pfizer vaccine is drawn up during a vaccination clinic at the Radisson Hotel Conference Center in Coralville on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

Iowa lawmakers advance bill that would ban COVID-19 vaccines

Bri Brands, Politics Reporter March 3, 2025

Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill Monday banning the administration of mRNA vaccines. The bill, Senate File 360, would outlaw any person in the state of Iowa from administering an mRNA and would impose...