Government & Politics

Secretary of State Paul Pate is imploring state lawmakers to pass legislation that would streamline the state’s recount process after inconsistencies were found during the 2020 recount of a historically close congressional election

Also, Nikki Haley’s campaign says it raised in $24 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Browse, sort or search State of Iowa employee salaries for fiscal year 2023.

Iowa City joins Democratic-led cities with the city council’s passage of a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War. “Washington has not heard us, so we’ve come to you to amplify our voices.”

Leaders of several states that have refused the money say they don’t need or want the handout from the Biden Administration, but children’s advocates say families are struggling and nonprofits can only do so much.

The Iowa City Council elected Bruce Teague to serve as mayor for a third time. Mazahir Salih was chosen to serve as mayor pro tem. On the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, Rod Sullivan and Jon Green were appointed chair and vice chair, respectively.

Former President Donald Trump will skip a televised debate five days before Iowa’s caucuses featuring GOP rivals Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley and will instead hold a competing event at the same time.

Former President Donald Trump is such a commanding force in the Republican Party that some voters worry the contest that transforms Iowa into the center of the political world may turn out to be something of a snooze.