Sage’s exit leaves 2 Democrats — state legislators Zach Wahls and Josh Turek — vying for the party’s nomination in Iowa’s open-seat U.S. Senate election
Erin Murphy Campaigns & Elections Feb. 16, 2026 7:15 am8d ago
Sage’s exit leaves 2 Democrats — state legislators Zach Wahls and Josh Turek — vying for the party’s nomination in Iowa’s open-seat U.S. Senate election
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau State Government Feb. 16, 2026 7:27 am8d ago
Reimbursement for home security systems and allowing legislators to get professional weapons permits are among the proposals.
State Government Feb. 16, 2026 7:50 am8d ago
Libraries across the state are turning to individual and collective action to advocate for continued materials access.
State Government Feb. 16, 2026 8:04 am8d ago
Republican-backed bills targeting transgender protections and parental authority, and a statewide school dress code proposal, are advancing at the Iowa Capitol.
Local Government Feb. 16, 2026 8:16 am8d ago
Democrat Brent Oleson will seek a second term this fall.
Local Government Feb. 16, 2026 8:13 am8d ago
The group will meet in the coming weeks to research and discuss potential changes to the agency’s governance structure.
Vanessa Miller State Government Feb. 16, 2026 8:19 am8d ago
A proposal to bar Iowa’s public universities from hiring Chinese citizens on H-1B visas — or any person holding those visas from countries the federal government has designated as a “foreign adversary” — passed out of the House Higher Education Committee this week.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau Campaigns & Elections Feb. 13, 2026 2:24 pm10d ago
Iowa House Democrats will now look to hold their one seat in Northwest Iowa in this November’s general election
On Iowa Politics Feb. 13, 2026 12:47 pm10d ago
This week on the On Iowa Politics podcast, we discuss multiple pieces of controversial legislation at the Iowa Capitol, federal immigration enforcement, and a bill to lure the Chicago Bears to Iowa.
State Government Feb. 12, 2026 6:15 pm11d ago
Under the proposal, Iowa businesses, schools and government entities would be prohibited from denying services, access, employment or benefits based on whether a person has received vaccinations
By Jared McNett, - Sioux City Journal
State Government Feb. 13, 2026 8:09 am11d ago
Troops had been deployed to Middle East as part of Operation Inherent Resolve
Local Government Feb. 13, 2026 8:12 am11d ago
City staff still anticipate breaking ground this summer, assuming there are no other delays.
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