Iowa remains one of two states with a lifetime voting ban for all citizens convicted of felonies. As the trend toward restoring felons’ voting rights shifts throughout the country, an Iowa constitutional...
Five medical-marijuana dispensaries will soon open their doors for business as Iowa’s recently expanded medical-marijuana program gets underway.
On Saturday, five state-approved dispensaries will begin...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• November 29, 2018
Iowa will once again hold its first-in-the-nation title with caucuses set for Feb. 3, 2020 — exactly one month before “Super Tuesday,” on which nine states will hold their primaries to select nominees...
Leaders of the state Board of Regents in recent years have been labeled Iowa “kingmakers” — influencers in Iowa politics given their financial backing and close ties to GOP candidates. Current Regent...
The investigation into Iowa’s privatized Medicaid system has recently developed into a focus of the state Auditor’s Office.
Auditor-elect Rob Sand was the only Democratic challenger to unseat a Republican...
Libertarians have lost their status as an official ballot-eligible political party in Iowa after their gubernatorial candidate, Jake Porter, failed to earn 2 percent of the votes cast in last week’s...
Before Nov. 4, 2014, Iowa had never sent a woman to Congress nor elected a woman to the governor’s office.
Now, in a historic election night for Iowa women, two of the four U.S. representatives and...
Iowa re-established itself as a purple state Tuesday night after electing a Republican governor and flipping two congressional districts from red to blue.
Because of key wins in populous areas Tuesday,...
Among a host of Republican election winners, Democrat Rob Sand won Iowa State Auditor after a heavily funded campaign Tuesday night.
Sand out-raised Republican incumbent Mary Mosiman in the race. According...
On Tuesday, Paul Pate was re-elected to his position as Iowa’s secretary of state. Pate beat opponent Democrat Deidre DeJear 52.86 percent to 44.74 percent, with all counties reporting results.
The...
DES MOINES — Former lieutenant governor and current acting governor Kim Reynolds, a Republican, became the first woman to be elected to Iowa’s highest political office Tuesday night.
There are...
