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Iowa’s political leaders react to President Joe Biden’s State of The Union Address

Iowa’s political leaders shared their thoughts on President Joe Biden’s political priorities that laid out during his...

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This Week in Iowa Politics | Iowa lawmakers passed a $2 million cap on medical malpractice awards

Iowa lawmakers passed caps on medical malpractice awards in civil cases this week. The law caps compensation for non-...

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Iowa Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in Iowa City police wrongful prosecution case

The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments from the legal team of an Iowa City man who was charged with, and lat...

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Sen. Chuck Grassley reintroduces bill to curb mass violence incidents after Michigan State Univer...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, led a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday to reintroduce legislation to curb mass v...

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Mike Pence rallies against ‘radical gender ideologies’ in Iowa visit

Former Vice President Mike Pence announced Wednesday — at an event in Cedar Rapids — that Advancing American Freedom,...

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This week in Iowa Politics | Lawmakers send property tax rollback fix to the governor’s desk

Iowa lawmakers sent legislation to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk Thursday that will prevent a $133 million residential prop...

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Lawmakers look for innovative solutions to cyber threats in Iowa

The new technology committee in the Iowa Senate is looking to tackle the latest frontier in lawmaking — cybersecurity...

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Politics Notebook | Iowa Democrats announce legislation to legalize recreational marijuana

Iowa House Democrats unveiled their plan to legalize recreational marijuana, expand the medical marijuana program, an...

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Conservative Supreme Court skeptical of Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical of the legal standing of President Joe Biden’s...

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From 37 to 16: Bill realigning Iowa state government would reduce number of cabinet agencies

Jerad Nylin, a third-year nontraditional student who studies criminology at the University of Iowa, first learned how...

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Iowa will pick Odyessy to administer its educational savings accounts program

A New York-based company that manages two other states’ educational savings accounts programs was selected to run Iow...

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Trump to visit Iowa ahead of 2024 presidential caucuses

Former President Donald Trump is planning his first visit to Iowa since announcing his 2024 presidential campaign bid...

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