The Iowa Secretary of State’s office is determining whether a spelling error in the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment on Polk County ballots would ...

IOWA, USA — Iowa voters have more decisions to make when they head to the polls this year. Beyond voting for state legislators or the president, Iowans will approve or reject two state constitutional ...

Amending the Constitution is a long process. Lawmakers must agree in a vote in two consecutive general assemblies (see The Gazette, Sept. 30, 2024). This November, in addition to casting votes for ...

ALL RIGHT. LAURA TERRELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU KNOW, SHE TALKED ABOUT THE STRATEGISTS LEAVING THE PARTY AND GOING UP NOW TO TALK TO THE CANDIDATE. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OF PARTY STRATEGISTS HERE WITH ...

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It’s likely to be decided by a few thousand voters in a handful of states, just as the previous two presidential elections were. ANKENY — Two proposed amendments to the Iowa Constitution are on ...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird proposed the constitutional amendment at a news conference in December 2024. A proposed constitutional amendment aimed at restoring the option for some child crime ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Given recent court decisions, it’s no surprise that the Iowa Legislature, given its pro-life Republican ...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is working on a constitutional amendment that would make clear children do not have to testify in person — in the courtroom — against their alleged abuser. In June, ...

A national group pushing states to adopt constitutional changes barring noncitizens from voting was in Iowa Tuesday promoting a proposed ballot measure that some Iowa Democrats say has flown “under ...