Laura Belin breaks down Iowa's absentee ballot numbers and the unknowns halfway through the state's early voting period.

Randy Evans argues that the city of Woodward should not have restricted attendance to "community conversation" about a ...

Adam Shriver interviews reporter John McCracken about Sentient Media's new Inside Iowa project and interactive map of CAFOs.

Early vote totals, statewide and in each of Iowa's four U.S. House districts, updated every day new official figures are available.

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Mike Tupper is the former Marshalltown police chief and the Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 52. I spent 32 years ...

Shawn Olorundami is a teacher and candidate for the Iowa House of Representatives in District 1. When families make the difficult decision to move a loved one into an assisted-living facility, they ...