The City of Iowa City officially adopted a series of amendments to its housing and zoning regulations in an attempt to increase housing supply and affordability. The amendments focus on those goals by ...

The lobby outside the council chambers erupted into cheers and applause following the Iowa City City Council’s decision to move closer to final approval of a series of housing code amendments on ...

ALL RIGHT. LAURA TERRELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU KNOW, SHE TALKED ABOUT THE STRATEGISTS LEAVING THE PARTY AND GOING UP NOW TO TALK TO THE CANDIDATE. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OF PARTY STRATEGISTS HERE WITH ...

Changes may be coming to help incentivize affordable housing in Iowa City. Proposed changes to Iowa City's zoning code would advance local housing goals by altering existing codes and bringing down ...

The Iowa Secretary of State’s office is determining whether a spelling error in the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment on Polk County ballots would ...

IOWA, USA — Iowa voters have more decisions to make when they head to the polls this year. Beyond voting for state legislators or the president, Iowans will approve or reject two state constitutional ...

Amending the Constitution is a long process. Lawmakers must agree in a vote in two consecutive general assemblies (see The Gazette, Sept. 30, 2024). This November, in addition to casting votes for ...

This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird proposed the constitutional amendment at a news conference in December 2024. A proposed constitutional amendment aimed at restoring the option for some child crime ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Given recent court decisions, it’s no surprise that the Iowa Legislature, given its pro-life Republican ...