On Thursday, a three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction stopping an attempt by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Republican leaders in the legislature to create a state-level deportation program in Iowa. SF 2340, passed with only Republican votes, made it a state crime for a person to be in […]
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‘There is literally no precedent for this’: Food banks prepare for lapse of SNAP funding under government shutdown
As federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is days away from running out, food banks, pantries and charitable groups across Iowa are bracing for what they anticipate will be “unprecedented” need. SNAP serves around than 270,000 Iowans each month and is a federally supported program. But as politicians in Washington D.C. squabble over […]
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Trial date set for Ian Roberts; Rob Sand announces audit of DMPS
On Wednesday, a federal magistrate judge set a trial date for Ian Roberts, the former Des Moines Public School Superintendent. Roberts is charged with illegally possessing firearms while being in the country without legal authorization, and for knowingly making a false statement on a federal form he submitted to the Des Moines School Board. Magistrate […]
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Judge rules in favor of Iowa teacher facing dismissal for Charlie Kirk-related posts
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Creston Community School District from moving forward with plans to fire a teacher for her comments regarding the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Last month, Melisa Crook, a high school English teacher from Creston, was informed that she was facing termination for a social […]
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After record-setting rallies across the country, Trump and Joni Ernst dismiss No Kings Day protesters as paid and ‘whacked out’
On Saturday, millions of Americans around the country, including more than 12,000 people across Iowa, took part in the No Kings Day of Peaceful Protest. Thousands filled the Pentacrest in Iowa City, and a crowd of similar size gathered at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. In Cedar Rapids, thousands lined 8th Avenue SE […]
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GOP federal candidates outraise Democrats in Iowa — with one exception
Though there have been many shake-ups in Iowa heading into the 2026 campaign season, Republican candidates have largely kept their fundraising leads in Iowa’s U.S. Senate and House races, according to the most recent Federal Election Commission reports. Iowa will have open races for two U.S. House seats, as well as for governor and U.S. […]
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‘When hell freezes over’: Republicans Miller-Meeks and Nunn continue to dodge town halls, including one planned by Raygun
One week after CNN reported Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told fellow Republicans she would hold town hall meetings “when hell freezes over,” the three-term incumbent held a town hall meeting. Sort of. Miller-Meeks, who represents Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, held what her office calls a telephone town hall meeting on Wednesday. Unlike an in-person town hall […]
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Jackie Norris ends Senate bid, will focus on Des Moines School Board issues
Des Moines School Board Chair Jackie Norris has dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Norris, who launched her campaign for Sen. Joni Ernst’s seat on Aug. 5, announced her decision in a news release on Thursday. Norris’s withdrawal came one day after Axios Des Moines reported Norris had confirmed […]
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Where to go and what to know to vote early in Black Hawk, Dubuque and Scott counties
Early voting in the Nov. 4 city and school election started on Wednesday morning, with in-person early voting locations opening and county auditor’s offices mailing out absentee ballots requested by voters. Voters who still want a mail-in ballot have until 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 20 to submit a complete ballot request form to their […]
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How to vote early in Polk County and Story County
Early voting in the Nov. 4 city and school election began on Wednesday morning, as county auditors across Iowa mailed out absentee ballots requested by voters and in-person voting started in the auditors’ offices. Voters who want a mail-in absentee ballot have a few more days to send a completed ballot request form to their […]
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How to vote early in Johnson County and Linn County
Early voting in the Nov. 4 city and school election started on Wednesday. County auditors’ offices have begun mailing out absentee ballots requested by voters and are opening their doors for early in-person voting. Early in-person voting will run through Monday, Nov. 3, the day before Election Day, and all mail-in absentee ballots must be […]
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Iowans across the state will rally on Saturday as No Kings Day returns
On Saturday, hundreds of cities across the country will see people take to the streets for a No Kings Day of Peaceful Action to protest President Trump’s policies. According to national organizers, there will be more than 2,500 No Kings Day events nationwide. Republican leaders have been denouncing this protest in even stronger terms than […]
