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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

Contributed by Brianna McNulty.

Iowa City resident among thousands of federal employees fired in recent weeks

Anna Mitchell, News Reporter March 5, 2025

Around 750 employees for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, have been laid off in recent weeks, according to reports from NPR. The CDC is among a multitude of federal agencies...

Iowa city residents walk up to the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center voting station during the Iowa City special election on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Young voters show up for Weilein in Iowa City City Council election

Chloe Oppelt, News Reporter March 5, 2025

Last night, after a long and controversial battle for a vacant seat on Iowa City’s City Council, candidate Oliver Weilein emerged victorious against running opponent Ross Nusser. Weilein was able...

Attendees arrive at the Johnson County work session in Iowa City on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.

JoCo Board of Supervisors expresses dissatisfaction over homelessness bill

Genevieve DiChiara, News Reporter March 5, 2025

A new bill going through the Iowa legislature on March 5 and 6 would affect homelessness and homeless shelters. Supervisor Rod Sullivan announced the House legislature passed a new bill that would...

President Donald Trump speaks during his caucus night watch party at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.

Iowa politicians react to Trump’s address to Congress

Roxy Ekberg, Politics Editor March 5, 2025

President Donald Trump touted the policies enacted during the first six weeks of second term in an address to Congress as Iowa politicians sang his praises and criticized his sweeping actions Tuesday...

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...

Former Olympian Cassie Lee celebrates her dismount during the Iowa Women’s Gymnastics team’s Black and Gold Intrasquad exhibition at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Dec. 7, 2024. Lee competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics for team Canada.

Iowa women’s gymnastics boasts Olympic talent with two Paris competitors on roster

Jack Birmingham, Sports Reporter March 4, 2025

One in every 500,000 people becomes an Olympian. And Iowa has two of them. Aurélie Tran and Cassie Lee are only in their first years of competing as Hawkeyes, but their time as gymnasts goes...

Photo illustration of multiple exposures of TikTok previews.

The meme culture that is making us go grey

Charlie Hickman and Isabelle Lubguban March 4, 2025

The first thing students like Justis Walker do when they wake up is open Instagram and start scrolling through Reels. Phones resting mere inches from their faces, images of dancing fruit and AI-generated...

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...

The Office of Student Financial Aid is seen in Iowa City on Feb. 21, 2025. Located in the University Capital Centre, the office is the go to place for any questions related to students’ financial aid.

Potential changes to the Department of Education and federal student aid raise concern among the UI student body

Anna Mitchell, News Reporter March 4, 2025

During his campaign, President Donald Trump vowed to bring massive changes to the U.S. Department of Education. These changes could include consolidating the department dramatically or dismantling...

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...