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  • 3 weeks ago | dailyiowan.com | Roxy Ekberg

    With lawmakers gaveling out of the 2025 legislative session early Thursday morning, several of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' priorities were pushed through, although many of her priorities were left until the last few days of the session. Reynolds pegged education reform as a majority priority, and signed legislation restricting cellphone use in classrooms and reinstated an online education job posting site to combat the state's teacher shortage.

  • 3 weeks ago | dailyiowan.com | Roxy Ekberg

    Gaveling out of the 2025 legislative session early Thursday morning, Iowa lawmakers ended the session with a flurry of bills, yet did not take action to lower property taxes - a top priority for Iowa Republicans this year. After two weeks of legislative overtime, the final gavel came down at 6:31 a.m. Thursday, marking the end to the 123rd session.

  • 3 weeks ago | dailyiowan.com | Roxy Ekberg

    CEDAR RAPIDS - Pete Buttigieg criticized President Donald Trump's impact on veterans at a town hall in Cedar Rapids Tuesday. The former Navy Reserves intelligence officer condemned Trump's efforts to restructure veteran resources. The Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from the Department of Veterans Affairs in August, according to an internal memo obtained by the Associated Press .

  • 3 weeks ago | dailyiowan.com | Roxy Ekberg

    Graduating fourth-year student Jaden "JB" Bartlett came to the University of Iowa for its political atmosphere. From a fourth-generation family farm in Iowa Falls, Iowa, Bartlett was looking for a hub of political activity and a vibrant, dynamic, and diverse community. Over the course of his four years at the UI, Bartlett placed himself at the center of campus, city, and county politics.

  • 1 month ago | dailyiowan.com | Roxy Ekberg

    The U.S. Department of Food and Nutrition Service approved Iowa's federal waiver to opt out of summer EBT and create a statewide summer food pilot program Wednesday, according to a news release from the governor's office. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Healthy Kids Iowa, an alternative to the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program, or Summer EBT, that will utilize community providers across the state.

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