WATCH: The 2026 race no one is talking about
2026 is a pivotal year for Iowa. And the most important race might just be one you’ve never thought about.
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Iowa Dems release plan for paid family leave, $15 minimum wage
Iowa House Democrats economic plan hits on a host of issues they say will help working families survive Iowa’s worst in the nation economy. Iowa House Democrats unveiled a sweeping agenda Wednesday that would dramatically reshape the state’s approach to worker...
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WATCH: Iowa Gov. Reynolds staffer blocks journalist from press briefing
Gov. Kim Reynolds' staff blocked Iowa reporter Laura Belin from entering a press briefing.
Jan
2026
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How Iowa could actually lower your property taxes—and what it would cost
Iowa lawmakers are racing to cut property taxes. One proposal would take funding powers away from your local school board. Iowa lawmakers say they want to cut your property taxes. That part's easy to promise. The hard part is deciding how to do it and what services...
Jan
2026
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WATCH: Iowa Condition of the State 2026
Property taxes. Cancer fighting funding. And over the counter Ivermectin? Zachary Oren Smith tuned in to Gov. Kim Reynolds' Condition of the State address. Here's what you missed.
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2026
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WATCH: Working Americans don’t benefit from foreign wars. Billionaires do.
The US has intervened in Venezuela. Nathan Sage, a Marine and Army vet, says wars are costly, funding that could go toward helping people living here.
Jan
2026
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WATCH: Iowans stand in solidarity for Renee Nicole Good
Which side are you on?
Political correspondent Zachary Oren Smith was at the ICE Out for Good rally in Iowa City. He talks about Renee Good’s last words and what we should learn from them.
Jan
2026
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WATCH: An invisible tax: How renters subsidize property owners
Renters pay property taxes—it's just hidden in your rent.
In 2013, Iowa gave apartment owners a tax break with a promise: they'd pass savings to renters. 12 years later? That never happened.
Now Democrats are proposing $500 rebates for renters. But will renters actually get relief in a state that bans rent control and where Republicans run the show?
Jan
2026
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WATCH: ICE kills 37-year-old woman Renee Good in Minneapolis
CONTENT WARNING: this video contains the clip of an ICE agent shooting and killing Renee Nicole Good. Viewer discretion is advised.
An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The Trump administration is already spreading lies about what unfolded, which was recorded on camera.
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WATCH: 29-year-old runs for Iowa Legislature
A 29-year-old from Cedar Falls wants to see younger voices represented in Des Moines. Drew Stensland is running for Iowa House District 75.
