As a little girl, Erin Merryn hid a pink diary ... Sarah Trone Garriott, D-West Des Moines, said she was concerned Senate File 496, Iowa Republicans' sweeping 2023 education law, would prevent ...

I am the Des Moines Bureau Chief for The Gazette. I am based in Des Moines, where I cover Iowa politics and government, including the Iowa Legislature, the governor and state agencies, and the ...