Iowa's most urban and Democratic-leaning counties would have to change how county supervisors are elected under a bill GOP lawmakers advanced.
Kim Reynolds raised $1.8 million last year, according to the state campaign finance report she filed Tuesday. The Republican, who has been in office as governor since 2017, was not on the ballot in 2024 and she has not yet said publicly whether she plans to run for re-election in 2026.
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The law would require the state’s largest counties — and those with a regent university — to elect supervisors from districts
Campaign fundraising reports for the 2024 calendar year for state candidates who were not on the ballot in the 2024 elections were due Tuesday.
As Trump’s return to power nears, an Iowa mom says his mass-deportation promises are forcing her family to face a question she hoped they’d never have to ask.
Running in District 35 are Clinton Republican organizer Katie Whittington and longtime educator and Central DeWitt school board president Mike Zimmer, a Democrat.
Under a bill advanced by Iowa lawmakers, cities with citizen police review boards would have to disband the commissions, including Iowa City’s. The three-member panel of Iowa Senators advanced the bill,
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed Chris Cournoyer to serve as lieutenant governor. Cournoyer represented Senate District 35 and has since resigned from that role.
Iowa City will hold a primary election on Feb. 4 to determine the two candidates that will advance to the March 4 special city council election.
Voters may only vote for one candidate in the primary. Only District C voters may vote in the primary. In the March 4 election, all voters in Iowa City will be able to vote. The winner will serve the remainder of the four-year term ending in 2027, that was left vacant when Councilmember Andrew Dunn resigned at the end of 2024.
The bill would require counties with a population of 125,000 or more, or which are home to a public university, use equal-population districts to elect the board of supervisors.