Brad Sherman, a former one-term Republican state lawmaker formally announced plans on Monday to run for Iowa governor, setting up a potential primary challenge to incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds.
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Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Feb. 17, 2025 7:24 am317d ago
Iowa has the fastest-growing rate of new cancers and ranks second-highest in cancer rates compared with other states. That has caught the attention of some Iowa lawmakers, who are aiming to address the problem with proposed legislation.
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Feb. 16, 2025 5:00 am318d ago
If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it’s probably a duck. If it sounds like an …
State Government Feb. 10, 2025 7:29 pm324d ago
Reynolds explained her comments made during an exchange with a Democratic Congressman in a U.S. House committee hearing last week
State Government Feb. 10, 2025 7:14 pm324d ago
Reynolds named the new Iowa task force Iowa DOGE, echoing the federal Department of Government Efficiency created by President Donald Trump and led by tech billionaire Elon Musk.
State Government Feb. 5, 2025 8:48 pm329d ago
Schools would be required to prohibit students from having phones during instructional time under a bill from Gov. Kim Reynolds that was advanced by lawmakers.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Feb. 6, 2025 8:34 am328d ago
Also, anti-Trump demonstrators stand on Capitol steps
State Government Feb. 5, 2025 5:38 pm329d ago
The House Oversight Committee invited Reynolds to speak during a hearing on government efficiency
State Government Feb. 3, 2025 10:27 am331d ago
The settlement agreement resolves a 2023 lawsuit that accused the State of Iowa of failing to provide federally required mental and behavioral health care services for Medicaid-eligible children
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Feb. 2, 2025 7:20 pm332d ago
In a surprise upset Tuesday, a Democrat won the Jan. 28 special election to fill an open seat in the …
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Nation and World Feb. 3, 2025 10:04 am331d ago
Agriculture is a major export industry for the U.S., and Canada and Mexico are some of the biggest importers of products produced in Iowa, including soybeans and pork.
State Government Feb. 3, 2025 9:49 am331d ago
State Rep. Martin Graber, R-Fort Madison, died Friday morning of a heart attack at the age of 72, according to Iowa House Republicans.
K-12 Education Jan. 29, 2025 7:38 am336d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds, during a visit Tuesday to Alburnett schools, said school districts losing students because of a recent law on school choice have the responsibility to make families choose to stay in the district -- rather than asking the state government to help address the decline.
State Government Jan. 28, 2025 7:51 am337d ago
Also, legislators considered a bill that would enhance penalties for individuals who wear a hood in an effort to conceal their identity while committing a crime.
News Jan. 27, 2025 7:47 am338d ago
Amie Wichtendahl of Hiawatha hopes her election serves as a ‘repudiation’ of anti-trans stereotypes

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