Right now at London’s Tate Modern, there is a single room in which select works from late University of Iowa alumna Ana Mendieta are displayed on a wall directly opposite the multi-paneled painting, Conservatory (Portrait of Frida Kahlo) (1988), by late University of Iowa alumna Miriam Schapiro. And the Iowa connections don’t end there. Hanging […]
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Obama endorses Josh Turek for Senate
Former President Barack Obama endorsed Josh Turek on Wednesday. The endorsement came in a Turek campaign video, featuring Obama and the Democratic nominee for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat playing basketball in a gym. The former president is famously a basketball enthusiast and plays recreationally. Turek, who represents Council Bluffs in the Iowa House, was […]
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Rob Sand talks cancer research, nicotine taxes and Zach Lahn’s opposition to mRNA vaccines in Des Moines
Gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said he would support increasing pediatric cancer research funding, raising taxes on tobacco and nicotine products and ensuring access to cancer-preventing vaccines — but warned advocates Tuesday these actions will require GOP support. Sand, a Democrat who currently serves as Iowa state auditor, met with organizers and volunteers with the American […]
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Democratic candidates attend farmers’ forum: ‘We can’t be saying we feed the world when we can’t feed Polk County’
Nearly 100 Iowa Farmers Union members from across the state came out Saturday to learn how several Iowa Democratic nominees plan on leading change — especially for the ag industry and the struggling farm economy. The event at Big Oak Barn in Elkhart kicked off with Sarah Trone Garriott, a Democrat who is running for […]
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Secretary of State Paul Pate gave Iowa voter data to the Trump admin. The Democrat running for Pate’s seat wants answers.
Democratic Secretary of State candidate Ryan Peterman said Iowans “deserve answers” from Secretary of State Paul Pate on how voter data shared with the federal government is being used. Peterman held a news conference Wednesday on the steps of the Iowa State Capitol, where he announced he was filing four public records requests through the […]
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With another record-breaking haul, Rob Sand widens fundraising lead; one GOP PAC donated 78% of Zach Lahn’s campaign fund
Democrat Rob Sand broke fundraising records again, as his campaign for governor took in $9,385,646 between May 27 and July 14, according to newly published campaign finance reports from the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board. Republican candidate Zach Lahn raised $6,372,831, although 78 percent of Lahn’s total amount raised this period came from one […]
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‘Iowa is acting different’: Cook Political Report founder weighs Democrats’ chances of midterm success in Iowa
Political expert Charlie Cook, the founder of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, said Monday he thinks Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand will win Iowa’s gubernatorial election, but the U.S. Senate race between State Rep. Josh Turek and U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson may not be as competitive as Democrats might think. Cook said Iowa is no […]
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Turek took in more money than Hinson over last reporting period; three of four Democrats running for U.S. House outraise Republicans
U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek and three of the four Democrats running for U.S. House in Iowa raised more money than their Republican competitors during the most recent campaign finance reporting period, according to reports published by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) this week. The reports are for the FEC’s second quarter, which covers the […]
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Polk City will pay almost $200,000 to paramedic fired over comments about Charlie Kirk
Polk City announced it is settling a lawsuit filed by Alissa Furry, a paramedic voted the 2025 Medic of the Year by her peers, who the city fired last October after posting on Facebook about the death of rightwing activist and media figure Charlie Kirk. “The city’s insurer will pay Ms. Furry $189,000 on the […]
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Iowa has 15,309 animal feeding operations, aerial mapping finds — thousands more than the state monitors
An analysis from Environmental Working Group (EWG) mapped 15,309 animal feeding operations in Iowa, which is several thousand more than what is tracked and monitored by the state. The group utilized satellite and aerial imagery to map animal feeding operations across Iowa and estimate the amount of manure they produce. The report also notes a […]
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Facing a blood shortage during ‘summer trauma season,’ Red Cross calls for donations, offers movie ticket discounts
The American Red Cross said on Monday it is facing a blood shortage emergency. Blood donations nationwide dropped off sharply in June, a problem that’s exacerbated by a higher-than-expected need for blood in hospitals during “the summer trauma season” when injuries with treatments that require blood hit their highest levels. “All blood types are needed. […]
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‘Anti-establishment’ candidate Zach Lahn celebrates (familiar) Trump endorsement, pledges to continue Gov. Reynolds’ work
“I will tell you, something very special happened today to me,” Zach Lahn told the audience of Republicans gathered at the downtown Hilton in Des Moines on Friday night. “A boy who grew up north of Sioux City in a small town of less than 300 people. I was endorsed for this campaign by President […]
