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A voter submits a ballot for the 2024 general election on the first day of early voting, Oct. 16, 2024, at the Polk County Election Office in Des Moines. (Photo [...]

U.S. Senate candidates Josh Turek, right, and Zach Wahls debate at Iowa PBS, May 5, 2026, in Johnston. (Pool photo)Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Josh Turek and Zach Wahls sparred Tuesday [...]

(Photo by David Talukdar/Getty Images)The attorney for a Waterloo medical clinic is being sued by other Iowa healthcare providers for alleged conflicts of interest in his legal work. The lawsuit [...]

Iowans urge lawmakers to support a state water quality monitoring system at a rally for clean water at the Iowa Capitol Feb. 19. 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) [...]

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to a crowd of more than 1,000 people at the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa, May, 1, 2026.U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at [...]

Ricki King, a public historian who serves on the boards of the Iowa Historical Foundation and the State Historical Society of Iowa, speaks April 30, 2026 to lawmakers in opposition [...]

Police tape covers the sign at the visitor's entrance to the State Capitol, which was closed to the public on March 17, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Six years [...]

From left: Republican gubernatorial candidates Adam Steen, Brad Sherman and Eddie Andrews share their vision for Iowa’s future during a debate hosted by Iowa PBS on April 28, 2026, in [...]

Students eat lunch at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake, Utah, on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps/Utah News Dispatch)The Iowa Senate sent Gov. Kim Reynolds’ “Make [...]

Ryan Kunkle collects water from the Middle River in Warren County to test for nitrates. (Screenshot from video by Zach Sommers for Iowa Capital Dispatch)On a Wednesday in April, after [...]

Ralph Hall, the father of Ashley Marie Hall, who was killed in an April 10 shooting, told reporters at the Iowa Capitol April 23, 2026 he disagreed with links made [...]

UNI faculty member and union leader Chris Martin spoke during the Iowa Board of Regents meeting public comment time against proposed board manual policy changes. (Photos courtesy of University of [...]

Iowa lawmakers hit the 100th day of the legislative session on April 21, 2026, but still have major issues to address before lawmakers can go home. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa [...]

The Iowa House passed a bill prohibiting the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services from precluding prospective parents from consideration to foster or adopt a child on the basis [...]

Property tax sign on a house model. (iStock / Getty Images Plus) Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 4/18/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative Laura Belin of Bleeding Heartland and Kathie [...]

Flags representing the nationalities of current Grinnell College students are displayed in the college's Gallery of Flags. (Photo courtesy of Grinnell College)Fighting in the Middle East forced the cancellation of [...]

The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled against former Sioux City schools superintendent Paul Gausman in a dispute over whether the Sioux City school board violated Iowa's open meetings law in [...]

Legislators have considered several proposals this session that would establish new steps in checking individual's citizenship status and eligibility to reside and work in the United States. (Photo via Getty [...]

Rep. Devon Wood, R-New Market, spoke April 14, 2026, on legislation that would require in-person visits for a person to be prescribed abortion-inducing medication. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)While [...]

DMACC Controller Ben Voaklander spoke to the community college board of directors April 13, 2026. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Des Moines Area Community College is set to increase its [...]

High gas prices are fueling higher prices for other consumer goods -- and plenty of political rhetoric. (Photo by Leann Ray/West Virginia Watch) Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 4/11/26 [...]

Mirna Elena Marin De Marcano is taking immigration agencies and officials to court over the federal government's alleged cancellation of her planned oath-of-citizenship ceremony. (Photo by David Talukdar/Getty Images) [...]