Government & Politics

Republicans head into the 2026 midterms with a cash edge in Iowa’s congressional races, as the party braces for a difficult fight to hold its slim U.S. House majority.

In the Democratic primary campaign, Zach Wahls outraised Josh Turek and finished the period with more cash on hand.

Iowa’s Department of Administrative Services acted irrationally, illogically, and capriciously — and abused its discretion — when it exonerated itself of any wrongdoing in closing, without warning or public discussion, the State Historical Society’s Iowa City research center, according to a new lawsuit filed by a private, nonprofit organization formed 43 years ago to preserve Iowa’s history.

A small group of individuals keeps cycling through Iowa's jails and hospitals due to a lack of short-term mental health treatment options. Quad-Cities law enforcement is urging the state to act, saying the current system is costly and ineffective.

About 200 people gathered Sunday evening outside the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center for a candlelight vigil honoring Alex Pretti, a VA nurse, union member and federal worker killed last month by federal agents in Minneapolis.

Iowa Democrats were approved Saturday to present their case to national Democrats on why the state’s Democratic caucuses should go in the early presidential nominating window in 2028.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources division that’s responsible for environmental oversight of 8,000 confined animal feeding operations in the state hasn’t received a budget increase since 2016.

The University of Iowa is reviewing undergraduate majors with low enrollment – like African American studies and gender, women’s, and sexuality studies – after the Board of Regents last year mandated a comprehensive study of how well campus programs are meeting workforce needs and student demands.