By Edward Lynn Editor DES MOINES, Iowa — As the Iowa Legislature moves past its first major deadline of the 2025 session, lawmakers are poised
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Funnel Week 2025: What Bills Are Alive, Dead at Iowa Statehouse After First Deadline
by Robin Opsahl, The bills that survived the first major deadline of Iowa’s 2025 legislative session show that Republicans have moved forward with a number
Bills on Elections, Immigration and Guns Squeak Past Legislature’s ‘Funnel’ Deadline
By Robin Opsahl Iowa lawmakers approved bills on elections, firearms and immigration law enforcement Thursday just ahead of the Legislature’s first “funnel” deadline of the
Iowa Secretary of State’s Bill on Voter Citizenship Verification Advances
Secretary of State Paul Pate’s legislative proposal on voter registration verification was advanced by a Senate subcommittee Thursday. Pate called for the bill after
Look for Consensus on Election Results at the Local Level
by Edward Lynn, Editor In this same issue, in this same section, is a press release from Secretary of State Paul Pate’s office calling attention
Turn to Iowa Secretary of State and Your County Auditor for Trusted Election Information
by Iowa Secretary of State Paul D Pate In today’s digital age, we find ourselves engulfed in what seems like an endless sea of information.
17-18 year-olds encouraged to register to vote
Statewide High School Voter Registration Day is February 13 DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate today announced the date for the 2024
I’m a conservative, Trump is the real R.I.N.O.
Dear Editor: Beware of people who are oblivious to the obvious. People who lose an election, and believe they won. Not based on evidence. But
We have to raise our expectations for election losers
In an election, all the attention is on the winners. That’s normal. Our expectations are focused on what candidates will do if they win. But
U.S. Supreme Court to consider case that could radically reshape the country’s elections
The U.S. Supreme Court could soon grant state legislatures unconditional control over federal elections, clearing the way for lawmakers to gerrymander their states with impunity
