Erin Murphy

The State Objection Panel will meet Aug. 28 to determine whether three Libertarian candidates for U.S. House in Iowa should remain on the ballot.

In addition to the usual logistical challenges of putting on an election, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and county auditors are dealing with added issues like a shortage of poll workers on Election Day, and misleading or outright false information being delivered to voters.

Candidates for Congress and the White House addressed Iowans at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday as part of the Des Moines Register’s annual Political Soapbox.

The federal appeals court ruling overturns a lower court’s injunction that had paused the 2023 law

The positions were created by the new, Republican-approved Iowa law that overhauled the operations and funding of the state’s nine Area Education Agencies

An early proposal separated the counties; local advocates expressed hope they could remain together to capitalize on access centers and existing partnerships

Democrats aim to use support for abortion rights to electoral advantage

During the ‘boss lift,’ employers toured the Iowa National Guard’s annual training exercise on a 53,000-acre facility in Northern Minnesota

An Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy takes effect today.

New restrictions banning most abortions in Iowa will take effect Monday, July 29. District Court Judge Jeffrey Farrell issued an order dissolving an injunction that has blocked the new restrictions from going into place.

The ban on abortions once cardiac activity can be detected — typically around 6 weeks of pregnancy — likely will go into effect later this week

Iowa Democrats on Sunday applauded President Joe Biden’s decision to bow out of the presidential race, after weeks of pressure from allies over concerns that he would be unable to beat Donald Trump in November.

The new abortion restrictions include exceptions for rape, incest and the mother’s health, but doctors say the law’s language is inadequate and forces them to make legal instead of medical determinations

The Iowa Supreme Court must rule on plaintiffs’ request for a rehearing, and if that is rejected, a district court judge indicated he will provide multiple days’ notice before lifting the injunction and allowing the new abortion law to go into effect

In the meantime, ACLU of Iowa makes a last-ditch legal request for the Iowa Supreme Court to rehear the case.