Government & Politics

In interviews with The Gazette on Tuesday, voters listed a number of issues that motivated them to participate in the election: immigration, abortion, the economy, world politics, and even the campaigns’ text messaging habits.

A glimpse into polling locations in Eastern Iowa on a day when voters across the country head to the polls to cast their ballots in the general election.

The Iowa City Council, which has voted twice to approve readings of an ordinance that would ban the sale of kratom in town, on Monday voted to defer a third vote, opting instead to put the issue on its list of priorities for the Iowa Legislature to address.

Polls opened across the state at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Voters in Conroy, Iowa — an unincorporated community in Iowa County — were up early to cast their ballots at the Hilton Township Hall.

Heading to the polls today? Here’s what you’ll need to know to cast a ballot.

Also, Clear Creek Amana is considering a new policy that would prohibit the use of personal electronic devices -- which includes cell phones, headphones and other Bluetooth devices -- by students during instructional time.

This election, early voters in the county have been using a simple but effective app developed locally that’s speeding up lines.

A federal judge on Sunday denied a request by civil rights groups to block a directive from Iowa’s top elections official to challenge the ballots of more than 2,000 Iowans whose U.S. citizenship is unclear just days ahead of Tuesday’s election.