Governor
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How Iowa’s midterm candidates plan to address the state’s rising cancer rate
With Iowa facing the second-highest and fastest-growing cancer rate in the nation, midterm candidates lay out competing strategies to take it on.
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Iowa Governor’s Office pay up 35% over decade as broader executive branch salaries decline, auditor finds
Salaries paid to Iowa’s executive branch employees fell 7.6% over the past decade when adjusted for inflation, according to a report released this week by State Auditor Rob Sand. However, the offices of Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Secretary of State Paul Pate have bucked that trend, posting increases where the rest of the state’s…
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Rob Sand unveils affordability plan targeting healthcare, housing, and energy costs
Rob Sand, the Democratic nominee for Iowa governor, released his plan to improve affordability, targeting healthcare, energy, education and housing costs that are pricing out Iowans across the state.
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Zach Lahn says his Kansas private school is a model for reinventing education. Here’s what that model looks like.
The Republican running for governor wants Iowa schools to look like the private school he co-founded in Kansas. A look at that school’s own numbers reveals underpaid teachers and a policy that turns away most kids with disabilities.
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Report: Zach Lahn’s personal loans sustain Kansas school he touts as better model
Iowa GOP governor nominee Zach Lahn celebrates success of Wonder, won’t explain school’s $4.5M debt.
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Iowa’s 2026 ballot: the 9 races that decide who runs your state
For the first time in over a decade, Iowa’s 2026 ballot doesn’t feature an incumbent running for governor. Here’s your guide to the nine most interesting races on your November ballot, and why each one matters for your healthcare, your water, and your wallet.
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Sand vs. Lahn: Where Iowa’s governor candidates stand on the issues
For the first time since 2017, the race for Iowa governor doesn’t have an incumbent on the ballot. Here’s where Rob Sand and Zach Lahn actually stand on taxes, health care, farms and more.
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Election forecaster says Iowa’s biggest races are in play
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report says Iowa’s Senate and governor’s races are now more competitive than Republicans would like them to be ahead of November’s election.
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Sand announces 100 Iowa Republicans backing his governor bid
“I don’t know Zach Lahn from a hill of beans,” said one of the more than 100 Republicans now backing the Democratic nominee.
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Rob Sand picks western Iowa farmer as his lieutenant governor running mate
Democratic governor nominee Rob Sand has chosen Crawford County Supervisor Dave Muhlbauer, a fifth-generation farmer and cattleman from western Iowa, as his running mate. A pick to bridge the rural divide.
