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Quiet bats and an uptick in competition halts Iowa baseball's magical ride

1 week ago | dailyiowan.com | Jake Olson

On April 27, the Iowa baseball team completed a three-game sweep over Indiana, winning its seventh consecutive series in a row, and finding itself on top of the Big Ten conference standings. The Hawkeyes were the talk of the college baseball world for weeks, but all of that quickly came to a halt.
Takeaways from Iowa baseball's shutout loss to Indiana in Big Ten Tournament

2 weeks ago | dailyiowan.com | Jake Olson

OMAHA, Neb. - In the waning hours of Thursday night, the Iowa baseball team fell to Indiana, 5-0, to close out pool play in the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers compiled all of their runs in the third and fourth innings and relied on strong pitching to suppress the Hawkeye offense. The contest was mostly meaningless, with the Hawkeyes clinching a spot in the semifinals with their victory over Rutgers on Wednesday. Here are two takeaways from the Hawkeye loss.
Iowa approved for waiver limiting choices on food assistance

2 weeks ago | dailyiowan.com | Liam halawith

Iowans using food assistance will no longer be able to buy soda or candy using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dollars after President Donald Trump's administration granted Iowa's request for a waiver on Thursday. The waiver is one of two Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has applied for under the Trump administration as she aims to implement restrictions on public assistance programs. Reynolds submitted a waiver asking to place work requirements on Medicaid enrollees on April 15.
Iowa Republicans vote for tax cuts; slashing Medicaid, food assistance spending

2 weeks ago | dailyiowan.com | Liam halawith

Iowa's Republican congressional delegation voted Thursday to advance a massive tax and spending cut bill championed by President Donald Trump. The bill would equate to a $3.7 trillion increase in the national debt, including a $660 billion deficit for next year, and roughly $1.6 trillion in spending cuts. Trump's "big beautiful bill" passed the U.S. House of Representatives 215-214, with all of the chambers Democrats and two Republicans voting against the measure.
Iowa baseball's Cade Obermueller bounces back as key piece in victory over Rutgers

2 weeks ago | dailyiowan.com | Jake Olson

OMAHA, Neb. - Walking off the mound and backdropped by a crowd of black and gold, Iowa starting pitcher Cade Obermueller pumped his fists in the air with pure excitement. A Big Ten Tournament pool play contest against Rutgers determined if Iowa would move on to the conference semifinals and increase its chances at an NCAA Tournament berth.
Iowa lawmakers pass $9.425 billion budget after a week of overtime

3 weeks ago | dailyiowan.com | Liam halawith

Iowa lawmakers passed a $9.425 billion budget to fund the state for the next fiscal year that starts on July 1. The budget uses $2 billion in reserve funds to fund the budget as state revenues are expected to decline due to previous years income tax cuts. The $9.425 billion budget is a $478.1 million - or 5.34 percent - increase over the current fiscal year's budget of $8.947 billion.
Iowa lawmakers set eyes on higher education reform during legislative session

3 weeks ago | dailyiowan.com | Liam halawith

Iowa House Republicans promised a broad and wide-eyed review of Iowa's higher education system at the beginning of the legislative session in January, however, some of their biggest reforms failed to survive the legislative session. Iowa lawmakers endeavored to review and reform Iowa's higher education system, and the Iowa House made a committee explicitly for that purpose. The House Higher Education Committee, chaired by Rep.
Reynolds' legislative priorities pushed through

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.
Iowa lawmakers gavel out of historic 2025 session

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.
The DI is a learning lab like no other

3 weeks ago | dailyiowan.com | Kate Perez

I can vividly remember my first pitch meeting as a news reporter for The Daily Iowan the Sunday before my first day of college. I remember being told that the DI is a learning lab, a place where you're able to be a real journalist in a controlled environment. I was completely intimidated by working at a place where you're thrown into the water and you either sink or swim. With no prior journalistic experience and imposter syndrome through the roof, I thought I'd sink. I didn't.