Dr. Megan Srinivas, an infectious disease expert who made a mark nationally in 2020, was a busy woman even before she became the representative for Iowa House District 30, which covers southwest Des Moines. She contracts with various medical facilities and medical...
Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. was a career man at John Deere in Waterloo, but it was being an active member of the UAW local that inspired him to become involved in politics. During a union training session in Black Lake, Minnesota, a presenter told members in attendance to...
A bill introduced this week in the Iowa Senate would ban people under age 18 from seeking gender-affirming medical care and make medical practitioners legally and civilly liable for providing related treatment. Keenan Crow of One Iowa, a statewide LGBTQ advocacy...
The third time was indeed the charm for Gov. Kim Reynolds’ plan to implement a private school voucher program in Iowa. The Iowa House passed her bill 55-45 on Monday—all Democrats voted against it, along with nine Republicans—after a nearly five-hour floor debate...
Rep. Jeff Shipley connected the murder of a Fairfield teacher to a student charged in her killing being denied a voucher to leave the public school over his family's disagreement over masking policy. During floor remarks, Shipley cited an April 21, 2021, Fairfield...
Perry Community Schools Superintendent Clark Wicks has a few thoughts on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ private school voucher bill, which Iowa lawmakers are set to debate on Monday. Wicks said the legislation, which would divert over $900 million in taxpayer funds over its...
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ staff estimates Iowa taxpayers would spend $341 million annually to pay for students’ private school tuition and related expenses once her voucher plan is fully phased in starting with the 2026-27 school year—and over half of that could be doled...
Adam Zabner only thought it was natural that what he thinks is Iowa’s youngest house district be represented by someone who is close in age to its primary constituents. The 23-year-old is the new representative for Iowa House District 90 in Iowa City, which...
The wife of a Woodbury County Supervisor and a well-known local Republican activist in her own right has been charged with 52 federal indictments related to voter fraud. According to federal court documents that were unsealed on Thursday, Kim Phuong Taylor, 49, of...
A new bill introduced by Sen. Brad Zaun (R-Urbandale) would make Iowa’s historically nonpartisan city council and school board elections into partisan races complete with primaries. SF23 would affect city council, school board, and merged area elections, but school...
