Dec 02 Democrats vote to make South Carolina, not Iowa, 1st primary state By Will Weissert, Associated Press The Democratic National Committee's rule-making arm made the move Friday to strip Iowa from the position it has held for more than four decades after technical meltdowns sparked chaos and marred results of the state's 2020 caucus. Continue reading
Dec 02 Report: Biden wants South Carolina as 1st primary vote in 2024 By Zeke Miller, Meg Kinnard, Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden says Democrats should give up "restrictive" caucuses and move to champion diversity in the order of their presidential primary calendar. Continue reading
Jul 22 3 victims, suspected shooter dead in Iowa state park shooting By Ryan J. Foley, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Police say three family members were shot to death while camping in a state park in eastern Iowa, and the suspected gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Continue reading
Jun 07 Democrat Mike Franken will face Chuck Grassley in Iowa Senate race By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Democrat Mike Franken, a retired Navy admiral, will face Republican Chuck Grassley in the race for an Iowa U.S. Senate seat, winning his party nomination over two competitors. Continue reading
Jun 06 2022 Iowa Primary Election Results By Associated Press Iowa's election results and maps for the 2022 midterm primary elections. Continue reading
Jun 03 Gunman outside Iowa church fatally shot 2 women, police say By Associated Press Authorities plan to release more details about a shooting outside an Iowa church in which a man fatally shot two women before apparently killing himself. Continue reading
Mar 03 Iowa governor signs restrictive transgender sports bill By David Pitt, Associated Press Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that prohibits transgender females from participating in girls high school sports and women's college athletics, rejecting opponents' argument that she would harm children to solve a nonexistent problem. Continue reading
Mar 01 Iowa Gov. Reynolds should return $450,000 in improperly spent COVID funds, says state auditor By David Pitt, Associated Press Iowa's state auditor again called for Gov. Kim Reynolds to return nearly $450,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds that were used to pay for 21 governor's office staff members for three months in 2020. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 8:41 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump Iowa rally, Biden approval rating NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including former President Donald Trump’s appearance in Iowa, and how the American public feels about the Biden administration. Continue watching
Aug 19 Lawsuits contend Iowa governor’s office violating open records law By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press A pair of new lawsuits contend the office of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is illegally delaying the release of public records related to its $26 million, no-bid coronavirus testing contract. Continue reading