Tom Barton

But both candidates celebrate the results as boosting their campaigns.

New bill prohibits agencies that provide expertise to educators and families from offering services schools have relied on for decades.

With just days to go before the 2024 Iowa Republican caucuses, Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy made stops in Cedar Rapids, hoping to motivate voters to support them on Monday.

Mail-in ballots are replacing realignment and complicated math from previous caucuses. Iowa Democrats will hold their party-organizing caucus Monday and later express their choice for president via a mail-in process.

Brenna Bird argues law passed last year ‘is clear’

Meantime, Trump supporters turned out for his Fox News town hall event across town.

Shortages of court reporters and contract lawyers also continue to challenge Iowa’s courts, Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen said Wednesday.

In her annual Condition of the State address, the governor touts plan to raise teacher pay and reform area education agencies.

But Iowa GOP chair and presidential campaigns are still expecting a high turnout.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds urges fellow Republicans to continue their ‘bold and decisive leadership.’

GOP leaders say they won’t act to further restrict abortion until court rules on ‘fetal heartbeat’ law.

On the penultimate weekend before the first-in-the-nation Iowa Republican caucuses, former President Donald Trump and his rivals — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, and Ohio biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy — campaigned across the state with the hopes of forging an 11th-hour surge in support.

Seven candidates, including former President Donald Trump, are seeking the GOP nomination to run against Democratic President Joe Biden this fall.

Iowans will gather in schools, churches and community halls to cast their vote for the presidential nomination and discuss party platforms on Jan. 15. Here’s what you need to know about what Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians are planning for that day.

But Democrats say more accountability is needed following reports of neglect.