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Capitol Notebook: Iowa Senate Democrats call out Reynolds for passing on federal funding Daily Nonpareil, Iowa20:25 10-Oct-24
Chuck Grassley says investigation into FBI revealed the ‘fox is guarding the hen house’ Just The News20:15 10-Oct-24
Election 2024: Iowa official says overseas voting secure, despite Trump claims WOWT19:52 10-Oct-24
Largest inflatable sports dome in Iowa coming to Muscatine, mayor says KWQC19:04 10-Oct-24
National chamber group endorses Iowa’s Miller-Meeks The Gazette18:36 10-Oct-24
Attorney General Bird Congratulates Assistant Attorney General Matthew Schuling on Appointment as District Associate… Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)17:27 10-Oct-24
Democrats call out Gov. Reynolds for passing on federal funding The Gazette17:04 10-Oct-24
Republican Andrews is running for a third term against Democrat Mays-Sims in Iowa House District 43 Iowa Public Radio14:51 10-Oct-24
Iowa Attorney General’s Office Concludes Waterloo Officers Acted with Legal Justification in Shooting Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)14:33 10-Oct-24
North Dakota among states suing feds to block staffing mandates for nursing homes KVRR10:25 10-Oct-24
How to vote in Scott County in the 2024 election The Dispatch–Argus06:42 10-Oct-24
Opinion: Trump spins up lies with Iowa GOP help The Gazette06:36 10-Oct-24
In the last 7 days
Iowa, 19 other states sue feds to block staffing mandates for nursing homes Nebraska Examiner19:44 9-Oct-24
Attorney General Bird Sues to Stop Biden-Harris Mandate that Threatens Mass Shutdown of Nursing Homes Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)19:22 9-Oct-24
FEMA has not diverted disaster funds to border, despite claims from Iowa Republicans Quad-City Times, Iowa18:58 9-Oct-24
FEMA hasn't diverted disaster funds to the border, despite claims from Iowa Republicans The Gazette18:29 9-Oct-24
Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra visits 185th Defense Visual Information Distribution Service17:47 9-Oct-24
Iowa election leader launches effort boosting veteran voting The Gazette17:27 9-Oct-24
Iowa AG urges Congress add judges to address rising caseloads The Gazette16:16 9-Oct-24
Attorney General Bird Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Add Judges as National Demand Increases Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)13:05 9-Oct-24
Attorney General Bird Announces $52 Million Multistate Settlement with Marriott for Data Breach that Exposed Guest… Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)12:45 9-Oct-24
100-year-old Dallas County Democrat has a plan to vote this year Bleeding Heartland23:55 8-Oct-24
Sioux City's 185th Air Refueling Wing makes pitch to Iowa's Congressional delegation Sioux City Journal, Iowa18:16 8-Oct-24
Attorney General Bird and Iowa Cold Case Family Discuss the Importance of Never Losing Hope for Solving Cold Cases Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)16:12 8-Oct-24
What you need to know about voting in Iowa’s 2024 general elections The Gazette09:58 8-Oct-24
What you need to know to cast your ballot in the Nov. 5 general election Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa06:11 8-Oct-24
Campaign Almanac: Another analyst says Iowa's 1st and 3rd District races are now toss-ups The Gazette18:21 7-Oct-24
Risch, Ernst, Senate Republicans Stand with Israel, Condemning Iran-backed Hamas United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Press Release)17:22 7-Oct-24
Attorney General Bird Reaffirms Commitment on October 7 Anniversary to Standing with Israel and Against Terrorism Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)10:32 7-Oct-24
Curious Iowa: What does a lobbyist do? The Gazette06:37 7-Oct-24
More than 50 Iowa nursing homes have agreed to repay taxpayers $13.9 million The Gazette06:37 7-Oct-24
Senate Republicans mark Oct 7 attack 1 year out as Israel-Hamas war continues Fox News04:15 7-Oct-24
Disability Rights Iowa plans candidate forum Tuesday evening Daily Nonpareil, Iowa07:00 6-Oct-24
Election 2024: Iowa Republicans using immigration to try and boost turnout KCRG TV 9, Iowa00:05 6-Oct-24
Capitol Notebook: Iowa Business Council issues positive economic outlook The Gazette17:10 4-Oct-24
Union leaders call for reforms, better pay in wake of attacks on Iowa prison staff The Gazette15:59 4-Oct-24
ADM Idles Iowa Soybean Crushing Plant During Harvest Season BNN Bloomberg11:02 4-Oct-24
In the last month
Iowa AG leads continued fight against Massachusetts animal confinement law Nebraska Examiner21:09 3-Oct-24
CR Downtown District names new executive director The Gazette17:56 3-Oct-24
Cedar Rapids casino backers make pitch to Iowa’s gambling regulators The Gazette17:25 3-Oct-24
Iowa Democrats and union leaders call for increased protections following Fort Madison prison attack Iowa Public Radio17:02 3-Oct-24
Head of CPD drug investigations is finalist for Iowa police chief job — and is saddled with mountain of debt Chicago Sun-Times16:55 3-Oct-24
Attorney General Bird Supports Life-Saving AM Radios Following Hurricane Helene Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)16:02 3-Oct-24
Attorney General Bird Puts Nasdaq on Notice for Setting Illegal Racial Quotas for Directors Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)10:26 3-Oct-24
LeClaire, Davenport turn off most speed cameras; 62K tickets issued in LeClaire in 2023 The Dispatch–Argus06:56 3-Oct-24
Feenstra's GOP primary opponent asks Iowa 4th District voters to back Democratic challenger Bulletin and Review, Iowa21:07 2-Oct-24
Capitol Notebook: Reynolds won’t appoint new lieutenant governor until after election Quad-City Times, Iowa20:49 2-Oct-24
Capitol Notebook: Iowa Gov. Reynolds won’t appoint new lieutenant goernor until after election The Gazette19:30 2-Oct-24
Iowa Gov. Reynolds says 10-day trade trip to India already bearing fruit The Gazette19:10 2-Oct-24
Former Iowa mayor gets probation for role in embezzlement case KYOU17:28 2-Oct-24
Iowa Democrats focus on abortion backlash for November election, per NYT Axios17:24 2-Oct-24
Iowa congressional challengers announce strong fundraising The Gazette17:17 2-Oct-24
Judge finds that school board violated Iowa’s Open Meetings Law The Gazette16:16 2-Oct-24
GOP senators reintroduce legislation to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes Just The News15:20 2-Oct-24
Attorney General Bird Sues Biden-Harris Administration Over Rule that Jeopardizes Prison Funding for Public Safety Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)14:32 2-Oct-24
What’s next for Cedar Rapids, other cities with traffic cameras turned off? The Gazette19:53 1-Oct-24
Capitol Notebook: More Iowa Guard members headed to help with hurricane response The Gazette19:05 1-Oct-24
University of Iowa YAF Chapter Reports Vandalized Poster ahead of October 7 Event National Review Online17:17 1-Oct-24
Dem Donors Funded Potentially Illegal Effort To Swing High-Stakes Elections The Daily Caller16:48 1-Oct-24
Iowa Dot approves 4 speed camera locations in Sioux City Sioux City Journal, Iowa13:41 1-Oct-24
Attorney General Bird Demands Proof from ActBlue Over Concerns of Illegal Donations that May Influence Elections Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)12:11 1-Oct-24
Time Machine: 1964 presidential campaign The Gazette06:00 1-Oct-24
What Happened to Tucker Carlson? The Dispatch02:53 1-Oct-24
A Maga Pastor Once Became Uncomfortable When Shown the ‘God Gave Us Trump’ Video Inquisitr01:14 1-Oct-24
When a 'Very Weak and Feeble' Donald Trump Was Mocked Over Video of Him Descending Stairs Inquisitr01:04 1-Oct-24
Majority of traffic cameras nixed by Iowa DOT under new law The Gazette18:53 30-Sep-24
Iowa DCI investigating secretive group that recruited spoiler candidates The Gazette15:28 30-Sep-24
Attorney General Bird Leads Fight to Defend Pork Producers and Family Farmers Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)11:46 30-Sep-24
Iowa Democrats and Republicans encourage absentee voting even though it’s gotten harder Iowa Public Radio07:06 30-Sep-24
Curious Iowa: Why can’t Iowans start the process to amend our state constitution? The Gazette06:30 30-Sep-24
Waterloo Rotary Club hosting Iowa Senate candidate Dave Sires on Monday Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa22:40 29-Sep-24
What happens next with Miller-Meeks ethics probe? The Gazette07:00 29-Sep-24
Eastern Iowans attend Trump rally in Prairie Du Chien KCRG TV 9, Iowa21:08 28-Sep-24
Grifter ex-congressman from Iowa who served when Eisenhower was president is 100; has ties to New Jersey New Jersey Globe12:40 28-Sep-24
'It is abusive': Iowa AG rips leading pediatric group for not 'following the science' for trans … Fox News10:33 28-Sep-24
Reproductive rights, education, lower costs: Iowa House Democrats’ 2025 legislative agenda Iowa Starting Line19:23 27-Sep-24
Campaign Almanac: Eastern Iowa congressional race tightens, forecaster says Quad-City Times, Iowa18:09 27-Sep-24
Eastern Iowa congressional race tightens, political forecaster says The Gazette17:24 27-Sep-24
Reynolds appoints Republican, donor, and charter school head to Board of Regents The Gazette14:21 27-Sep-24
Podcast: New poll shows Iowans oppose six-week abortion ban The Gazette12:18 27-Sep-24
Household costs, abortion, public education on Iowa House Democrats’ legislative agenda The Gazette19:42 26-Sep-24
Election 2024: Iowa House Democrats unveil 2025 legislative priorities KTIV TV 4, Iowa19:08 26-Sep-24
Capitol Notebook: Federal grant to help Iowa expand high-speed internet access The Gazette18:30 26-Sep-24
Polls stoke Democrats’ hope despite history The Gazette17:07 26-Sep-24
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $348M in Low-Interest Funding to Protect Water Resources in Cedar Rapids, Iowa U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Press Release)17:05 26-Sep-24
U.S. appeals court hears arguments over hold on Iowa immigration law The Gazette15:57 26-Sep-24
Iowa House Democrats’ 2025 session agenda includes abortion rights, marijuana legalization Iowa Capital Dispatch15:47 26-Sep-24
Attorney General Bird Sues Global Fiberglass Solutions Over Abandoned Wind Turbine Blades Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)13:23 26-Sep-24
Biden-Harris Administration Approves Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, and South Carolina’s “Internet for All” Initial Proposals National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Press Release)11:10 26-Sep-24
Iowa Attorney General’s Office Concludes Des Moines Police Officers Acted with Legal Justification in Shooting Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)09:18 26-Sep-24
Attorney General Bird Announces Senior Staff Promotions Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)01:20 26-Sep-24
Audit: Local officials in flood-ravaged town guided relief funding to selves, family The Gazette19:50 25-Sep-24
Capitol Notebook: New group launches to help fund renewable energy projects in Iowa The Gazette18:42 25-Sep-24
Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley on Secret Service report: 'If heads don't fall, nothing changes' The Dispatch–Argus18:10 25-Sep-24
Poll Power: Here’s what poll shows about what Iowans think about governor, Trump vs. Harris and key issues KTIV TV 4, Iowa17:51 25-Sep-24
Attorney General Bird Warns Iowans of Pig-Butchering Scams Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)17:12 25-Sep-24
Iowa Senators Seek Answers on ATF Misclassification NewsMax17:00 25-Sep-24
Deere responds to Trump’s proposed 200% tariff: Less than 5% of US sales made in Mexico KEYC News13:23 25-Sep-24
Deere responds to former President Trump’s proposed 200% tariff on John Deere products KWQC10:31 25-Sep-24
Iowa economist weighs in on Trump’s proposed 200% tariff on John Deere products WOWT19:57 24-Sep-24
Campaign Almanac: House GOP super PAC makes major ad buy to shore up Iowa seats The Gazette18:40 24-Sep-24
Attorney General Bird Leads Coalition Supporting Victims of Hamas Terrorism Iowa Attorney General (Press Release)13:49 24-Sep-24
Sen. Ernst to Newsmax: Biden Economy 'Forced' John Deere to Mexico NewsMax12:02 24-Sep-24
New poll suggests majority of Iowans oppose state abortion ban The Gazette18:42 23-Sep-24
Waterloo's Quentin Hart named Iowa Mayor of the Year Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa18:13 23-Sep-24
Iowa AG charges non-citizen for illegally voting in July city council election Just The News13:24 23-Sep-24
Government Notes: CR casino proposal is only application before state gaming commission The Gazette06:37 23-Sep-24
Secretive group recruited far-right candidates in key U.S. House races. It could help Democrats. The Columbian, Washington13:34 22-Sep-24
How a secretive group recruited a pro-Trump activist to play spoiler candidate in Iowa… Sioux City Journal, Iowa10:41 22-Sep-24
How a secretive group recruited a pro-Trump activist to play spoiler candidate in Iowa Daily Nonpareil, Iowa10:39 22-Sep-24
State offers aid for small Iowa communities to meet PFAS monitoring The Gazette07:08 22-Sep-24
How a secretive group recruited pro-Trump activist to play spoiler candidate in Iowa congressional race The Gazette06:37 22-Sep-24
Nikki Haley's Iowa co-chair will vote for Kamala Harris Bleeding Heartland21:24 20-Sep-24
Democrats’ congressional super PAC drops more money on Iowa TV ads The Gazette19:27 20-Sep-24
Iowa AG will prosecute alleged voter fraud by non-U.S. citizen in Marshall County The Gazette19:17 20-Sep-24

      
            
      
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