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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa Senate sends bill regulating sale of consumable hemp products to governor’s desk

Shreya Reddy, News Reporter April 3, 2024

The Iowa Senate passed a bill potentially restricting the amount of THC, the intoxicating substance found in cannabis, in consumable hemp products Tuesday. The bill now heads to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’...

The Iowa State Capitol is seen in Des Moines on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.

Politics Notebook | McKenzie Snow confirmed as Iowa Department of Education Director

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor April 2, 2024

Iowa Senate lawmakers confirmed McKenzie Snow’s appointment to be the Director of the Iowa Department of Education despite Democrats objection to Snow’s lack of education experience. Snow was appointed...

University of Iowa professor Michael Flatté speaks during a Board of Regents meeting in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Flatté spoke against the proposal to move the computer science department into the Iowa advanced technology labs.

While tuition prices climb, lawmakers ponder solutions

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor April 2, 2024

Avery Dettbarn knew she wanted to be a lawyer since she was 10 years old. After watching the popular TV series “Law & Order” with her mother in her rural northeastern hometown of Strawberry Point,...

An organizer speaks during South East Iowa’s Transgender Day of Visibility at College Green Park in Iowa City on Sunday, March 31, 2024. An event at the James Theatre raised around 2,000 dollars for the Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund, which goes toward gender-affirming care for Iowans on Friday night.

Iowa City activists, residents rally for Transgender Day of Visibility

Roxy Ekberg, Politics Reporter March 31, 2024

Nearly 100 Johnson County activists and residents celebrated Transgender Day of Visibility at College Green Park on Sunday. The activists also called on state lawmakers who proposed legislation that...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds publicly endorses Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his 2024 presidential election bid at the River Center in Des Moines on Monday Nov. 6, 2023.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds deploys Iowa State Patrol, Iowa National Guard to the border

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 28, 2024

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced she will deploy 10 Iowa State Patrol officers and over 100 Iowa National Guardsmen to the U.S.-Mexico border to continue support for Operation Lone Star.  This...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds opens the Faith and Freedom Presidential Town Hall at the Iowa Events Center on Sept. 16, 2023. The event had ten Republican candidates speak for a crowd of over 1,000. Reynolds spoke to the audience about her work on changing laws around abortion and gender-affirming care.

Reynolds signs Area Education Agency, teacher pay increase bill into law

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 27, 2024

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed House File 2612 — a bill that would reform Iowa’s Area Education Agencies, raise teacher pay, and increase school funding — into law on Wednesday afternoon.  The...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' Caucus Night Watch Party at the Sheraton in West Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Republican voters assembled statewide to participate in the caucuses despite the cold and extreme winter weather across the state. Former President Donald Trump won the caucuses in a dominant and early fashion with 51 percent support from Republicans while DeSantis trailed in second with 21 percent as of 11:15 p.m. Around 250 people showed up to listen to DeSantis. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa Senate sends Area Education Agency reform bill to the governor’s desk

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 26, 2024

Iowa Senate Republicans passed the House’s bill to reform area education agencies, raise teacher pay, and increase school funding by 2.5 percent on Tuesday afternoon. The vote seals a deal struck...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley R-Iowa speaks with community members about local issues at Merge Iowa City on Monday, March 25, 2024.

Grassley discusses his bipartisan bill that would up the number of legal immigrants at IC townhall

Roxy Ekberg, Politics Reporter March 25, 2024

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, discussed his bipartisan legislation, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, that would increase the number of legal immigrants during an Iowa City town hall on Monday. Grassley...

Speaker of the House, Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford, looks over documents during the first day of the 2024 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Grassley has been in the house since 2007.

House Republicans pass Area Education Agency overhaul omnibus in party-line vote

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 21, 2024

Iowa House Republicans pushed through a massive amendment to their plan to overhaul Iowa’s nine Area Education Agencies on Thursday. The bill includes their AEA overhaul, a 2.5 percent increase...

The Iowa House convenes during the first day of the 90th Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. The house swore in Pat Grassley as speaker of the house.

Candidates file for Johnson County House and Senate seats

Natalie Miller, Politics Reporter March 20, 2024

With two Iowa House seats in Johnson County seeing primary challengers, including one held by Iowa City Democrat Elinor Levin, and three Johnson County Democrats running unopposed — the countdown...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds delivers the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.

A deeper look into Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ proposed mental health system realignment

Natalie Miller, Politics Reporter March 19, 2024

Candice and Kenneth Meisgeier, who call the northeastern Iowa city of Oelwein home, know the state’s mental health care system like the back of their hand, with three of their four children having...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds responds to a question asked by a reporter at a press conference at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.

Iowa Senate passes Area Education Agency overhaul

Roxy Ekberg and Liam Halawith March 18, 2024

After a lengthy heated floor debate, the Iowa Senate passed a heavily amended version of House Republicans' reforms on Iowa’s nine Area Education Agencies.  Reforming AEAs is the biggest task...