In August, Iowa made history by being the last state in the U.S. to restore voting rights to Iowans with felony convictions. But it wasn’t until October that the number of ex-offenders benefiting from Gov. Kim Reynolds’ executive order was released and the details...

Civil rights activist Willie Mae Wright wasn't going to let the pandemic prevent her from casting her vote at the polls. The 88-year-old was going to don her protective gear and make her way to Waterloo’s Ward 4 Precinct 1 polling location, and no one was going to...

Braving the cold yesterday, Congressman Dave Loebsack, Dr. Megan Srinivas, and others made stops in Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo for Biden for President Iowa's  “Vote Like Your Life Depends on It” press conference. In Waterloo, the two were joined by local...

Braving the cold yesterday, Congressman Dave Loebsack, Dr. Megan Srinivas, and others made stops in Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo for Biden for President Iowa's  “Vote Like Your Life Depends on It” press conference. In Waterloo, the two were joined by local...

Braving the cold yesterday, Congressman Dave Loebsack, Dr. Megan Srinivas, and others made stops in Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo for Biden for President Iowa's  “Vote Like Your Life Depends on It” press conference. In Waterloo, the two were joined by local...

There are more than 365,000 Iowans with disabilities. Eric Donat and Jenn Wolff, who both have disabilities and are advocates for those with disabilities, want them all to get out and vote. “Imagine if we all voted,” said Wolff, “and got our families to vote and...

Go to just about any community event in Black Hawk County and it seems like County Supervisor Chris Schwartz is there—and not because he’s running for re-election (which he is) or looking for media attention. Quite the opposite, actually. Schwartz seems oblivious...

Since 1984, the Brown & Black Forums of America—the oldest minority-focused presidential forum in the nation—has been hosting presidential candidate debates. This year, they decided to add a second event. On Tuesday, they hosted the first-ever Make It Count...

Since 1984, the Brown & Black Forums of America—the oldest minority-focused presidential forum in the nation—has been hosting presidential candidate debates. This year, they decided to add a second event. On Tuesday, they hosted the first-ever Make It Count...

Since 1984, the Brown & Black Forums of America—the oldest minority-focused presidential forum in the nation—has been hosting presidential candidate debates. This year, they decided to add a second event. On Tuesday, they hosted the first-ever Make It Count...