Politics
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Bohannan wants Iowa towns to have the final say on data centers
Christina Bohannan says no data center should come to an Iowa town over local opposition. Her platform also targets utility monopolies and expands clean energy to lower bills.
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Christina Bohannan on jobs: More childcare and housing, fewer tariffs
Bohannan—who’s challenging Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District—says the Lee County steel deal was rushed. Her own plan for creating jobs leans on childcare, housing, and ending tariffs.
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Where Nunn and Trone Garriott stand on key issues in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District
Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District covers 21 counties in central and southeastern Iowa, anchored by Des Moines and Polk County. Rated as a competitive toss-up race by various election forecasters, incumbent Republican Representative Zach Nunn faces Democratic nominee Sarah Trone Garriott in a high-stakes campaign for the seat.
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Sand and Lahn split on residency, wages, and school funding in first debate
At a KWQC debate, Rob Sand and Zach Lahn gave sharply different answers on the minimum wage, school funding and how to pay for tax cuts.
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Rep. Zach Nunn’s record doesn’t match his rhetoric on tariffs and trade
Nunn has had multiple chances to vote down Trump’s tariffs.
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Bohannan vs. Miller-Meeks for Congress: What to know before you vote
We checked which legislation each candidate has proposed to get a better sense of what they’d bring to the table for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District.
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Trone Garriott centers economic relief in tight 3rd District Congressional race
Sarah Trone Garriott, an ordained minister and nonprofit leader, frames her plan around the financial pressures facing households, linking higher costs to broader systemic issues.
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Iowa governor signs bill allowing the state to offer the largest corporate tax incentive in history
The House voted 75-17 and the Senate 28-19 to approve a 10% transferable tax credit worth up to $1.36 billion. Mesabi Metallics still needs IEDA board approval and a contract.
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Iowa House panel deadlocks on Lundgren complaint, tosses second one
A House Ethics Committee vote split along party lines Friday, leaving a complaint against Rep. Shannon Lundgren unresolved. A second complaint over the same issue was dismissed unanimously. A separate complaint against Rep. Jennifer Smith remains unaddressed.
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Could Iowa get the nation’s largest steel plant?
Trump says Iowa is getting the US’s biggest steel plant by 2030. But will it really happen, or is it a midterm mirage?
