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 leader of the organization. A few years later, he was inspired to run...
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When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it paved the way for Iowa's abortion ban, and bans across the country. If reproductive rights, like abortion protections, are restored, Iowa's ban won't be in effect anymore. VP Kamala Harris promised to sign those protections into law while Trump insisted everyone wanted Roe v. Wade overturned
At the debate, Trump suggested the overturn of Roe v. Wade has allowed voters to decide on abortion in their states. Instead, many Republican-led states have tried to block voters from voting on ballot measures to protect abortion access.
Earlier this month, the Latino community in Hampton, Iowa was rocked by what locals are calling a hate crime: employees of Latino-owned businesses found anti-immigrant flyers invoking Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's name posted outside their...
During a recent episode of Iowa Press, University of Northern Iowa political science professors Donna Hoffman and Chris Larimer discussed what local voters and candidates can learn from national conventions and elections. Hoffman discussed a major difference...
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.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has now joined a group of Republican states to defend laws discriminating against transgender athletes in Idaho and West Virginia.
During the special legislative session in which Iowa lawmakers passed a near-total abortion ban, Iowans plead for their lives in urging lawmakers to vote no. One of those Iowans was Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz, a University of Iowa professor and mother of two, who was...
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