Erin Murphy

The letter comes as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office for a second term, during which he has pledged to declare a national emergency and conduct a mass deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants and, he has suggested, possibly others as well.

Advocates hope state policy makers help expand statewide the Childcare Solutions Funds pilot program, which was funded by public and private dollars.

Having suffered even more losses in yet another election cycle begs the question: Where do Iowa Democrats go from here?

Iowa’s longtime Republican U.S. senator said he has “no reason to expect” that he will be called on to appoint more judges to the U.S. Supreme Court after overseeing the appointment of 3 during Trump’s first term

Jack Whitver will continue to lead Republicans in the Iowa Senate as treatment on his brain tumor continues, Iowa Senate Republicans announced Tuesday.

Christopher Larimer, a political science professor at the University of Northern Iowa, spoke to The Gazette on the takeaways and questions from the 2024 general election.

While total statewide figures are not yet known, information from the state’s largest counties shows more than 200 challenges from the Iowa Secretary of State’s list of more than 2,000 names.

As of early Wednesday, and with 19 of the 20 counties in Iowa’s 1st District reporting, Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks led Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan by a mere 413 votes out of more than 407,000 cast.

Interest in Iowa intensified after a recent poll showed Kamala Harris leading the state; but Trump led by double digits

After hearing a presentation from Georgia elections officials, the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office staffer started a review process that led to Paul Pate’s directive to challenge the ballots of 2,176 Iowans whose citizenship the office has been unable to determine

A federal judge on Friday heard arguments and pledged a quick ruling in a lawsuit over Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s directive that poll workers challenge the ballots of 2,176 legal residents whose citizenship status is unclear to his office.

Iowa chapters of the ACLU and LULAC claim Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s order violates Iowans’ right to vote and due process.

The U.S. Department of Justice has contacted an unnamed state official about Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s directive, according to Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird.

Both Democrats and Republicans are generally supportive of proposed constitutional amendments that would impact voting eligibility and the gubernatorial line of succession

Planned Parenthood officials said many Iowans — who have the means — are seeking services in neighboring states with less restrictive abortion laws.