A new "school of intellectual freedom" at the University of Iowa was among the sprawling higher ed priorities Iowa lawmakers ...

Democrat Mike Zimmer has defeated Republican Kate Whittington in the special election for Senate District 35, which was ...

Iowa's elected officials say they are not interested in untangling why so many terrible things happen in nursing homes, ...

Democrats have flipped an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that overwhelmingly voted for President Trump in November.

Republicans still have large legislative majorities in Iowa, but a Democrat’s apparent win in a solidly conservative area ...

Hoping to shield Iowa’s public universities from potential backlash to policy changes enacted by lawmakers, Republicans ...

It comes after Trump won the district by 21 points in November. In 2024, Trump flipped Scott County red after Joe Biden ...

Democrat Mike Zimmer beat out Republican Kate Whittington in the state senate special ... Kate Kealey is a general assignment reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach her at ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, speaking at an anti-abortion event Monday at the Iowa Capitol, said recent electoral victories show ...

From activists on the far right to Elon Musk, allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary ...

Law enforcement officials, advocates and grieving families of Iowans killed by distracted drivers packed a Senate committee ...

Zach Nunn's victory speech at the Iowa Democratic Party's election night event in Des Moines. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital ... The future of our state under GOP control does not look positive.