Government and politics

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Government and politicsMar 20, 2023

School library book bans are seen as targeting LGBTQ content

Longstanding disagreements about content in school libraries often focus this year on books with LGBTQ themes

General newsDec 16, 2022

Iowa man who joined mom at Capitol riot guilty on 12 counts

A federal judge in Washington has found an Iowa man guilty of 12 charges after he and his mother joined in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol

General newsDec 15, 2022

Iowa woman pleads guilty to Capitol insurrection charge

A 56-year-old Iowa woman who joined her son at the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to a single charge of entering a restricted building

Government and politicsDec 6, 2022

Investigators looking into hot car death of Iowa police dog

Officials in Iowa are investigating the death of a police dog that was left in his handler's truck for nearly 24 hours on a day when the temperature soared to nearly 90 degrees

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Social affairsDec 6, 2022

Farmers of color sue government for promised federal aid

A class-action lawsuit says the federal government has illegally broken a promise to pay off the debts of a group of Black farmers

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Government and politicsNov 17, 2022

Iowa Gov. Reynolds named to lead Republican governors group

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has been elected to lead the Republican Governors Association as she increases her national political profile days after she easily won a second term as governor

Government and politicsNov 15, 2022

Former Trump adviser to lead Iowa Gov. Reynolds' staff

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has chosen a former Trump administration State Department official to serve as her chief of staff

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Government and politicsNov 15, 2022

Record 12 women to serve as governors, with notable firsts

A record 12 women will take their seats as their states' highest-ranking elected officials when the nation's governors are sworn in this winter

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Social affairsNov 9, 2022

Republicans defeat long-serving Democrats for AG, treasurer

Republicans strengthened their hold over Iowa politics in Tuesday’s election by maintaining big majorities in the legislature and winning races for statewide offices, including attorney general and treasurer