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Democracy Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand calls for term, age limits on elected officials By Robin Opsahl Iowa Capital Dispatch – 4/02/26

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand told reporters Thursday he believes issues like term limits and age limits for elected officials and mandatory prison sentences for stealing tax dollars ...

Elections Iowa GOP gubernatorial candidate Eddie Andrews qualifies for primary ballot By Robin Opsahl Iowa Capital Dispatch – 3/25/26

State Rep. Eddie Andrews has qualified for the 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary ballot, the State Objection Panel ruled Wednesday. The three-person panel, which hears challenges to candidates’ ...

Environment Iowa Senate sends bill limiting lawsuits on greenhouse gas emissions to governor By Robin Opsahl Iowa Capital Dispatch – 3/24/26

The Iowa Senate sent legislation to the governor Tuesday restricting lawsuits against agricultural operations that claim their emissions of greenhouse gases impact the climate. House File 2527, ...

Foreign Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds supports U.S. war in Iran, mourns deaths of Iowans killed in strike By Robin Opsahl Iowa Capital Dispatch – 3/05/26

Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday she supports the U.S. military action in Iran, as she mourned the loss of two Iowa soldiers in an Iranian strike on a Kuwait facility on March 1. Two of the six U.S. ...

Democracy Iowa bill would allow denial of educator licenses over posts ‘celebrating’ Kirk death By Robin Opsahl Iowa Capital Dispatch – 2/11/26

A bill that proposes revoking or denying educator licenses and certificates for people found “publicly celebrating” politically motivated violence — including the death of conservative activist ...

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