Iowans have long struggled to find reliable, affordable child care, often waiting months or more on lists to get their children into a center. After little progress, Iowa's Republican lawmakers, who have a majority in state government, made several changes in laws passed in recent years. Their solution? Younger, teenage workers and larger class sizes.
For Tiara Mays-Sims, the recent changes to public education in Iowa from the Republican-controlled legislature—especially with Area Education Agencies—are deeply personal. A mother of twins,...
When Matt Blake moved to Urbandale, he got involved in the community almost immediately and volunteered to help with the annual 4th of July parade. Within a few months, he’d been appointed the...
We asked, you answered: What are your thoughts after Tuesday night's presidential debate?
At a press conference, Rep. Zach Nunn avoided answering a question about his abortion record in Iowa and how it connects to the near-total ban that recently went into effect.
A guide to becoming a poll worker in Iowa. If you’d like to be an election worker in Iowa, the easiest way to do it is to go to pollworker.iowa.gov. There, you can click or tap on the "Become a...
From registering to vote to requesting a ballot and every deadline, here's everything you need to know about how to vote absentee—or vote by mail—in Iowa.
Labor leaders in eastern Iowa called out Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Republicans who backed new laws to loosen child labor, and tied it to Project 2025's goal of loosening child labor...
Iowa worker rights advocates and other progressive organizations were mostly hopeful, if not outright excited, about the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democratic nominee...
Iowa Democrats unanimously endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidential nomination.
