After Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, announced he wouldn’t run for re-election on April 12, his seat representing Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District will be up in the air in 2020. A range of Iowans have...
Members of Congress and the Iowa Legislature are at political crossroads over how government aid should be dispensed to victims of Midwest flooding and whether the flooding was caused by climate change.
While...
As the number of measles cases continue to rise in the United States, more Iowa families are exempting their kids from vaccinations, including in Iowa City.
The U.S. is facing its second-largest outbreak...
From The Daily Iowan Newsroom to the Hill, The Cloakroom breaks down national politics from Iowa. In this episode, Daily Iowan politics reporter Julia Shanahan discusses how Iowans such as Jesse...
A bill that would allow for emergency refills of prescription drugs without a prescriber’s authorization, House File 700, passed the Iowa Senate Tuesday unanimously.
The original law in Iowa only...
Hawkeyes flooded the state Capitol on Tuesday to advocate for a variety of issues important to the University of Iowa and its students.
Those who took part in the annual Hawkeye Caucus conducted one-on-one...
Next fiscal year’s funding for Iowa’s three public state universities will fall below Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ $18 million recommended increase if an Iowa House budget bill passes through the Iowa...
Iowa Democrats are pushing to end the privatization of Medicaid in the state following the end of negations between the state and one of two private insurance organizations managing the program, which...
The Iowa Senate voted on Tuesday evening to mandate that employers in Iowa verify their employees’ immigration status online.
In a 33-14 vote, the legislation calls for the use of the online system,...
As major flooding continues in the counties of western Iowa and Nebraska, some Democrats are pointing to climate change as the cause of the damage and pushing for Congress to address it.
Rep. Alexandria...
Over-the-counter birth-control legislation has made some headway in the state Legislature and has been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.
Ernst announced in a news release March...
