Iowa’s Democratic Party has hemorrhaged more than 200,000 active voters since 2009. What happened? And can they begin reversing the trend?

Voters in Waterloo and Cedar Falls are gearing up for important local elections in two weeks, featuring a mayoral race and city council contests.

The Black Hawk County chapter of the NAACP is raising concerns about racist comments circulating online as a local election approaches.

I applaud the question and Sand’s support for permitting all registered Iowa voters — not just those aligned with party labels — to participate in primaries. The current system excludes one-third of Iowans who pay for elections yet cannot vote in them.