Politics
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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?
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Reynolds calls special session on steel plant tax incentives
Gov. Kim Reynolds is calling lawmakers back to the Capitol on Friday to change the state’s MEGA incentive program after Iowa and Mesabi Metallics signed a memorandum of understanding.
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What Ashley Hinson’s financial disclosures show about her family’s net worth
Five of US Rep. Ashley Hinson’s House financial disclosures show a 2021 insurance deal, a stake in a private equity-backed brokerage, and as much as $1 million in dividends in 2025.
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No meeting set on Lundgren, Smith ethics complaints as election nears
A House panel’s ranking Democrat says the complaint against Iowa Rep. Shannon Lundgren is waiting on the Republican chair to call a meeting. The chair and House staff have refused to comment on the status of a complaint against state Rep. Jennifer Smith.
