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For Sen. Izaah Knox, the new Democratic state senator for central Des Moines’ SD 17, his candidacy, his campaign and service in the Senate are a community-driven effort. “When redistricting happened for the Senate, a couple of people said, ‘oh, are you going to run for the Senate?’” Knox said. For a long time, he’d…

Without any professional teams in state, what’s a basketball fan looking for live games in Iowa supposed to do? Watch one of these incredible local teams, of course! From the G-League on down, get your live basketball fix by checking out a game at one of these Iowa teams: [inline-ad id=0] Iowa Wolves (Des Moines)…

As a medical doctor, new Iowa Rep. Austin Baeth (D-Des Moines) has met a lot of everyday Iowans and listened to them talk about their issues. Their stories, and those skills, are things he plans to bring to the chambers of the Iowa Legislature this year. “In general, I hope to put a lot of…

The office of Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird (R) announced Friday that Iowa will no longer pay for emergency contraception—morning-after pills—or abortions for sexual assault victims. “While not required by Iowa law, the victim compensation fund has previously paid for Plan B and abortions. As a part of her top-down, bottom-up audit of victim assistance,…