Lauren White, Politics Reporter
• February 17, 2022
Bills that would prevent transgender students from competing on the team of their gender identity passed out of the House and Senate Education committees this week.
House File 2309 requires K-12...
University of Iowa Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the Carver College of Medicine Brooks Jackson is leaving his administrative positions and returning to a faculty position.
Jackson...
Iowa’s Black population has the highest cancer incidence rates for racial and ethnic groups between ages 50 and 79 in the state. Trends show cancer affects the Black population at a younger age than...
The Iowa House of Representatives passed an income tax reform bill that looks to change the state income tax to a flat rate of 4 percent by 2026.
The legislation, introduced by Rep. Lee Hein, R-Jones,...
Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor
• February 16, 2022
Iowa football quarterbacks coach Ken O’Keefe is stepping down from his on-field position, head coach Kirk Ferentz announced Wednesday.
O’Keefe has been on the Iowa football team’s coaching...
The University of Iowa’s new wrestling facility is getting some upgrades, and its construction hasn’t even started yet.
According to Board of Regents documents, “Carver Circle” will cost...
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The Iowa City City Council is weighing a request to extend the number of days tenants can be absent from their Section 8 housing.
The request comes from the Center For Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa,...
Mayor Bruce Teague released his State of the City address in a video at the Iowa City City Council meeting on Tuesday night, touting the city’s plans for transportation, furthering racial equity...
As the Iowa City City Council works to rewrite the rules governing public comment at meetings, most councilors favored removing language that called for charging disruptive attendees with “criminal...
The High Impact Hiring Initiative at the University of Iowa has provided over $4 million in the past year for the recruitment and retention of faculty, providing funds to recruit 18 new faculty members...
The Black Faculty Council at the University of Iowa Health Care is looking to recruit underrepresented populations and retain more Black medical students.
The council originally formed as a support...
