JD Vance postpones stop but plans Iowa campaign visit with Zach Nunn next week Tom Barton Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau Apr 29, 2026 5 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Vice President JD Vance’s planned Turning Point USA campus tour stop at Iowa State University this week has been postponed until the fall, with organizers saying the delay is due to unexpected congressional votes in Washington rather than security concerns.kAm%FC?:?8 !@:?E &$p 2??@F?465 |@?52J E92E '2?46 H@F=5 ?@ =@?86C 2AA62C %9FCD52J 2=@?8D:56 tC:<2 z:C< :? p>6D 3642FD6 96 :D C6BF:C65 E@ C6>2:? :? (2D9:?8E@?[ s]r][ 7@C “7@C 4C:E:42= 4@?8C6DD:@?2= G@E6D E92E 92G6 366? F?6IA64E65=J D4965F=65[” E96 @C82?:K2E:@? D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^Am kAm%96 6G6?E 925 366? 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Can’t drive 55? In Iowa, you may not have to after lawmakers approve speed limit change The default speed limit on Iowa roads would be increased from 55 to 60 miles per hour under legislation that was sent to the governor by state…
Here's a list of the bills Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law so far this year The Nonpareil has compiled a list of the bills Gov. Reynold has signed into law so far this legislative session.
Iowa legislative session hits 100-day deadline. What's the holdup? One hundred days have passed since the Iowa Legislature began its 2026 session Jan. 12 — and the major issues still unresolved are the same la…
Legalize cannabis, Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand says on 4/20 Cannabis should be legal in Iowa for adult use — and regulated and taxed like alcohol — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said Monday.
Iowa Senate rejects Health and Human Services leader’s nomination Larry Johnson’s appointment as director of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services was rejected Tuesday by the Iowa Senate.
