In a recent interview with The Journal, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Hinson talked about her vote on a measure related to the War in Iran, the "One Big Beautiful Bill" and it's intersection with rural healthcare, and what her campaign is focused on.
Rob Sand, the Democratic candidate for Iowa governor, recently sat down with The Sioux City Journal for a wide-ranging interview. Sand talked with The Journal about Republicans he's voted for in the past, FLOCK cameras, the Iowa cancer crisis, ICE shootings in other states, and more.
So far, 21 candidates have secured their slot to talk at The Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair.
Rob Sand, Iowa Democratic candidate for governor, talks about Iowa's tradition of electing a balanced slate of politicians regardless of party affiliation.
Zach Lahn, the Republican nominee for Iowa governor and a Siouxland native, called on Democratic nominee Rob Sand to join him in "six Lincoln Douglas style debates." Last month Sand called for four debates spread across Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines and Sioux City.
Illinois lawmakers are digging deep on data centers, with a House committee hearing from mayors, labor groups and agriculture representatives about the facilities’ local impacts in the first of three planned meetings.
It is the first bill passed out of a full chamber in this young legislative session, which started last week, signaling the issue’s importance to Iowa House Republicans.
Education groups and others raised questions Tuesday during an Iowa House subcommittee meeting about legislation that could potentially change continuing education requirements for licensed professionals.
Iowa Democratic candidates who are running in the state’s 2026 elections have been campaigning throughout this summer, and some of them sound different from what might be expected.
President Donald Trump talked extensively about the nation’s semiquincentennial – including his pledge to have Iowa kick off a Great American State Fair – and also talked plenty of politics.
Thousands of people Saturday joined together at Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park to express their collective dissatisfaction in the way the country is being run.
Iowa State Rep. Steven Holt backed away from a call to impeach Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, but he vowed to continue to fight for the rights of landowners.
The provision is in a budget bill that was among those Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed or vetoed on Wednesday.
Crawford County saw a 27.4% reduction in church membership after a decade, according to religion census data compiled by the Des Moines Register.
BOONE — A Boone man is dead in a Sunday crash that also injured two children in Boone County.
We've compiled pictures of different weapons that have come up during criminal investigations in Northeast Iowa in recent years.
Rachel Van Gorp playing volleyball with her mom Janice.
Soybeans and corn in central Iowa Sept. 8, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
The University of Iowa has contracted with a search firm and created a committee to select a new chief financial officer. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
Sep. 8—Libraries are known for being centers of learning, a place to find books to read and, more recently, movies and games to play. However, there are many more things offered to library cardholders than these materials, and the newest addition is coming to every library in the state. In collaboration with the Principal Foundation and the Iowa Library Association, Ballet Des Moines is ...
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing announced a $1.9 billion loan Friday to NextEra Energy to fund the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center, a nuclear plant decommissioned in 2020 near Cedar Rapids, Iowa that would primarily power a Google data center.
The decision dealt a setback to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party's odds of maintaining its slim majority in the U.S. House.
Both July and August are on track to be the warmest on record, reflecting a trend of rising temperatures across the country.
Trump posted a social media image suggesting renaming New Mexico as "New America," adding to the list of his renaming fixation.
The Mars we know may appear at first glance to be a barren, dusty landscape. But evidence is abundant to suggest that Earth's planetary neighbor was once a vibrant world.
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Kadin Hoger was grilling at the encampment on Williamson and South Baldwin streets from 2 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday.
People gather at Williamson and South Baldwin Streets where Corey Ruiz was fatally shot by a police officer on Wednesday afternoon in Madison.
The memorial for Corey Ruiz has been in place on Williamson Street since Wednesday, when Ruiz was shot dead by police there. It was still holding strong Saturday, with no sign of police or other means of removal. Protesters said they plan on staying as long as they can.
The owner of a Dow City bar will spend up to a decade in prison for sexually abusing an employee.
So far, 21 candidates have secured their slot to talk at The Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair.
Trump’s remaking of the Rose Garden continues with sculptures lining one side of the paved-over garden, facing the Oval Office.
Rob Sand, Iowa Democratic candidate for governor, talks about Iowa's tradition of electing a balanced slate of politicians regardless of party affiliation.
Rob Sand, Iowa Democratic candidate for governor, leads attendees in singing "American the Beautiful" during a campaign event in Sioux City Thursday. Singing the song has become a signature element of his events.
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