Campaigns & Elections

Dale Monroe and Randy Strnad are running for the at-large Marion council seat.

Dale Todd and Tamara Marcus are seeking the District 3 seat on the Cedar Rapids City Council.

Differences have emerged in the four Cedar Rapids mayoral candidates’ stances on equity in policing, the city’s use of speed cameras, and support for marijuana decriminalization.

She was one of 7 members of Congress who failed to disclose transactions, a watchdog agency charged

Sioux City Republican Jim Carlin is hinting he may step down from the state Senate before the new legislative session begins in January to concentrate full time on his U.S. Senate campaign.

Some urge accountability in city’s use of tax increment financing.

“Today we are in the midst of a gathering storm against democracy,” Krause said, charging Republicans are setting the stage for a slow-motion legal coup in 2022 and 2024.

Candidates discussed recycling, priorities for pandemic relief funds, and pros and cons of tax increment financing.

Iowa Senate Republicans all voted to reject the first set of proposed maps that would redraw statehouse and Congressional boundaries for the next 10 years. All Senate Democrats voted to approve the maps.

What you need to know about Election Day voting, early voting and voting by mail in Iowa local elections as 2021 state law changes take effect.

The key takeaway from their meeting with local election officials was the checks and balances in election operations, including the 40-step process of checking each voting machine before it goes into a polling place and in counting ballots.

Support from “right-wing dark money group” criticized by potential Democratic opponent