The national party grants waivers to South Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Georgia and Michigan to hold their presidential primaries ahead of the rest of the country.
Articles Tagged: Joe Biden
Washington Post
Federal Government Jan. 29, 2023 1:06 pm7d ago
The department has approved 16 million applications nationwide, assuring borrowers the administration will discharge the debt if it prevails in court.
Fact Checker Podcast Dec. 26, 2022 6:00 am44d ago
The Fact Checker looks into Rep. Ashley Hinson’s claims on the cost of the student loan payment pause and whether President Biden’s action to extend the pause will drive inflation higher.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Government & Politics Dec. 19, 2022 3:26 pm47d ago
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds joined 24 other Republican governors in calling on President Joe Biden to end the federal COVID public health emergency.
News Dec. 11, 2022 6:00 am57d ago
“It has been a lonely process,” said Scott Brennan, the only Iowan on the DNC rules committee and one of only two members to vote against the proposal.
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Dec. 4, 2022 12:58 pm63d ago
We should all be counting our blessings this Christmas that a railway strike will indeed not happen
Nation and World Nov. 14, 2022 7:36 pm82d ago
President Joe Biden's plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of borrowers lost another battle in court on Monday when a federal appeals court panel agreed to a preliminary injunction halting the program while an appeal plays out.
Government & Politics Oct. 26, 2022 8:23 pm101d ago
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson criticized President Joe Biden's decision to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve instead of ramping up domestic energy production to tame gas prices.
A notice of appeal to the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was filed late Thursday, hours after U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey in St. Louis ruled that the states of Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas and South Carolina failed to establish standing to bring the suit.
President Joe Biden officially kicked off the application process for his student debt cancellation program -- despite lawsuits including one from Iowa.
Washington Post
Federal Government Sep. 30, 2022 6:59 pm127d ago
Hundreds of thousands of borrowers could be shut out of the student debt relief promised by President Biden after the Education Department announced that privately held loans will not be forgiven.
Staff Columnists Oct. 27, 2022 2:40 pm100d ago
Those who are most in need of student loan debt relief cannot rely on a leader who’s unwilling to invite change for a more fair, sustainable future
News Sep. 15, 2022 4:16 pm142d ago
Train shipments of grain, fertilizer, lumber, produce and fuel will not come to a screeching halt on Friday, as a strike that could have idled freight and passenger trains across the state and country seems to have been averted -- for now.
State Government Sep. 12, 2022 5:20 pm145d ago
Also, the state workforce agency has created a new division for working with businesses on employment issues
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 3, 2022 12:58 pm155d ago
Democrat Mike Franken on Friday said Iowa voters need to reject partisan politics and gather around a unifying message that puts “country over party” and “people over politics.”