State Politics
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Reproductive rights, education, lower costs: Iowa House Democrats’ 2025 legislative agenda
Iowa voters want their leaders to listen to what they want. And what voters want is key to the policy agenda for the 2025 legislative session announced Thursday by Iowa House Democrats in the state house.
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Iowa GOP’s child care solution: bigger class sizes, teenage workers
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.
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Tiara Mays-Sims’ passion for public education spurred by her family
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, Mays-Sims noticed early-on that her son wasn’t meeting developmental milestones, so she moved to a town and school district where she knew he could get the help he needed. The…
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Driven by public service, Matt Blake aims for education, reproductive rights reset in Iowa Senate race
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 for Urbandale City Council. “I’m a big believer that…
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Here’s what Iowans thought of the Trump-Harris debate
We asked, you answered: What are your thoughts after Tuesday night’s presidential debate?
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How debate lies and pledges would impact Iowans’ reproductive rights
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
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At debate, Trump falsely said voters decide on abortion. Not in Iowa
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.
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VIDEO: Hampton businesses targeted with anti-immigrant flyers
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 workplaces. The county GOP chair condemned the usage of Trump’s name and said the message did not align with…
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VIDEOS: UNI professors talk 2024 election, national conventions
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 between the Republican and Democratic National Conventions that voters should note. @iowastartingline During an interview with Iowa Press,…
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Zach Nunn dodges question about his abortion record
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.
