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In the race for Iowa governor, Democrat Rob Sand and Republican Zach Lahn agree addressing high cancer rates and making life more affordable for Iowans are their top priorities if elected Nov. 3, 2026 — but the candidates shared different opinions on how to tackle these problems.

For the first time since 2006, Iowa has an open gubernatorial race as Republican Gov. Kim ...


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College Republican and Democratic party leaders at Drake University said Friday they want to see people bring an open mind and an interest in learning to the political conversations they participate in, both before and after ballots are cast in the upcoming elections.

Drake University hosted a teach-in event Oct. 23, with faculty and expert discussions and panels for s...


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A Carlisle couple is suing the federal government over delays in processing the immigration papers for people married to American citizens.

Jordan Sarae Pastrana Bates and her husband, Olman Javie Pastrana Linarez, are suing U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in U.S. Dis...


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A Venezuelan citizen held by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement in the Muscatine County Jail for almost six months is taking the federal government to court over the matter.

Albin Jose Nunez Romero has filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa against Muscatine County Sheriff Quinn Riess; Secretary of Homeland Security Markway...


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University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook has announced his upcoming retirement as the institution celebrates record-breaking fundraising and 150 years in existence.

The Cedar Falls university president, who began his tenure in February 2017, shared with the UNI community Friday morning his intentions to retire at the end of the 2026-2027 academic year with the c...


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