Unopposed Doesn’t Mean Unimportant: Rob Johnson Urges Community to Vote
State Rep. Rob Johnson (D-Des Moines) is running unopposed but wants all Iowa voters to turn out for the Nov. 3 general election.
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2028 Independent Presidential Candidate Diane Sare Has a Message for Black Voters: Look Beyond Democrats and Republicans
Diane Sare, an independent presidential candidate, decries the “billionaire perverts running things.” Says the U.S. needs a mission, as she laid out her plan during a campaign visit to Iowa.
Who Will Write America’s Next 250 Years?
OPINION: Wayne Ford, a former Iowa legislator, ponders the past and the nation's next 250 years.
Iowa Legislature passes ‘3 strikes’ mandatory minimum sentencing law
The Iowa Legislature passed a mandatory minimum sentencing law that lawmakers were informed may disproportionately affect Black Iowans.
Iowa ‘3-strikes’ bill could disproportionately impact Black Iowans
Lawmakers debated costs, prison space and racial disparities before passing a bill requiring controversial 20-year sentences for repeat offenders.
Iowa House District 66 candidate Matt English wants to ‘make your voices heard, flip this seat and make the government of Iowa work for Iowans’
Black Iowa News Q&A: Get to know Matt English, a candidate for Iowa House District 66 in Anamosa, Iowa.
Former State Rep. Wayne Ford responds to House Study Bill 668, eliminating budget accountability in Iowa’s Racial (Minority) Impact Statement law
Former State Rep. Wayne Ford weighs in on Iowa House Bill 668 and how it might affect Iowa's Minority Impact Statement law.
Boos, disapproval mark tensions during Iowa House Study Bill 668 subcommittee meeting at Iowa Capitol
Iowans argue Iowa HSB 668 would deepen inequality at the state level in education, public safety, judicial system, among others.
Iowa bill, HF2711, reminiscent of Jim Crow-era, is ‘direct attack on civil rights’ says legislator
The Iowa House on March 4, passed a bill that Democrats say will strip Black and Brown Iowans of civil rights. Republicans say it's about "merit."
‘Too important to sit out’: Iowa House District 33 Candidate Cody Smith says ‘Iowans deserve better’
Black Iowa News Q&A: Get to know Cody Smith, a Democrat running for Iowa House District 33, in Des Moines, Iowa.
2028 Independent Presidential Candidate Diane Sare Has a Message for Black Voters: Look Beyond Democrats and Republicans
Diane Sare, an independent presidential candidate, decries the “billionaire perverts running things.” Says the U.S. needs a mission, as she laid out her plan during a campaign visit to Iowa.
Who Will Write America’s Next 250 Years?
OPINION: Wayne Ford, a former Iowa legislator, ponders the past and the nation's next 250 years.
Iowa Legislature passes ‘3 strikes’ mandatory minimum sentencing law
The Iowa Legislature passed a mandatory minimum sentencing law that lawmakers were informed may disproportionately affect Black Iowans.
Iowa ‘3-strikes’ bill could disproportionately impact Black Iowans
Lawmakers debated costs, prison space and racial disparities before passing a bill requiring controversial 20-year sentences for repeat offenders.
Iowa House District 66 candidate Matt English wants to ‘make your voices heard, flip this seat and make the government of Iowa work for Iowans’
Black Iowa News Q&A: Get to know Matt English, a candidate for Iowa House District 66 in Anamosa, Iowa.
Former State Rep. Wayne Ford responds to House Study Bill 668, eliminating budget accountability in Iowa’s Racial (Minority) Impact Statement law
Former State Rep. Wayne Ford weighs in on Iowa House Bill 668 and how it might affect Iowa's Minority Impact Statement law.
Boos, disapproval mark tensions during Iowa House Study Bill 668 subcommittee meeting at Iowa Capitol
Iowans argue Iowa HSB 668 would deepen inequality at the state level in education, public safety, judicial system, among others.
Iowa bill, HF2711, reminiscent of Jim Crow-era, is ‘direct attack on civil rights’ says legislator
The Iowa House on March 4, passed a bill that Democrats say will strip Black and Brown Iowans of civil rights. Republicans say it's about "merit."
‘Too important to sit out’: Iowa House District 33 Candidate Cody Smith says ‘Iowans deserve better’
Black Iowa News Q&A: Get to know Cody Smith, a Democrat running for Iowa House District 33, in Des Moines, Iowa.