The political environment is rapidly changing as the nation considers the reach of the Trump administration's well-funded immigration enforcement machinery and Congress spirals toward a partial federal shutdown.
The group includes 12 Democratic members between the House and Senate, and will focus on advancing legislation that protects civil rights, ensures fair treatment in the justice system and promotes equity in housing and education through collaborative work.
An Iowa Senate subcommittee advanced a bill Monday that would make it a crime to engage in any acts attempting to alter the weather.
Democrat running in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District focuses on health care at event in Pella
Drey, who was elected to represent northwest Iowa’s Senate District 1 in an August special election, breaking the chamber’s Republican supermajority, said she learned of her diagnosis five days before the legislative session started.
In a rare legislative move, the proposal to repeal Iowa casinos’ exemption from the state’s public smoking ban was not advanced after an initial hearing on the bill
The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis VA nurse by federal agents has sparked mass protests and drawn strong reactions from Iowa officials, with Republicans urging investigation and calm while Democrats call for ICE to leave the city.
President will speak in Clive on Tuesday afternoon; protests are expected outside in response to immigration enforcement actions and deaths in Minneapolis.
Trump sends border czar to Minnesota and says he and governor are now on ‘similar wavelength’
While fighting a proposal to strip Iowa of its mandate to maintain a State Historical Society research center in Iowa City, a group of historians, donors, and community members are celebrating a small victory with the Iowa Supreme Court.
How West Branch kid turned love of fishing into a weekend career
The new president & publisher will oversee The Gazette and 11 community newspapers for Adams MultiMedia in Iowa.
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