News

All of Iowa's incumbents for federal office held distinct...

Republican gubernatorial candidate and former four-term governor Terry Branstad said Thursday that he will urge the Iowa House to pass a resolution supporting a public vote on...

Republican United States Representative Steve King of Iowa's 5th Congressional District continued his streak of controversial remarks regarding the Obama administration with comments about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  King blamed...

Roxanne Conlin declared that incumbent Republican Senator Chuck Grassley "will get the race of his life" this fall as she seeks to break the "Continue Reading »

After over a month of early voting, Democratic primary voters will travel en masse to the polling booths on Tuesday, 8 June and decide which candidate would be the best to defeat incumbent senator Chuck Grassley in the fall election.

The...

U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Iowa as part of his Main Street Tour, making this his third stop to Iowa since the beginning of his presidency and second stop this year.  The President will stop at Continue Reading »

The student government at Iowa State University voted to decrease campus use of coal energy and push for more clean energy use.   The coal plant on campus has become a target of student environmental activism since at least last...

The Iowa Democratic Party announced that it raised over $1 million more than their Republican counterparts over the course of 2009.  The Democrats also raised about $170,000 more than the Republicans in the first...

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) will take a jaunt south to Iowa on 12 June 2010 for the IDP convention, where she will be the keynote speaker.  Klobuchar was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006, when she won a 20-point...

After many hours of work, I am proud to present to you the new College & Young Democrats of Iowa website. Besides the new visual overhaul there are a few new features in the works. On the front page you'll now see spaces not only for news, but also pictures, blog feeds, event listings, and social media.

I hope to eventually make this website a hub of activity for our group...

In 2008, Iowa youth has a strong voice in Iowa politics. Record numbers of students turned out for the caucuses in January, and participated in the general election. They stood up and demanded a change.

Thousands of young people took part in early voting this year. A record number of students turned out at early voting locations on college campuses across the state...

The Iowa House of Representatives passed landmark health care reform this morning that would significantly expand health care coverage for young Iowans. Among other provisions, the act would allow young Iowans up to the age of 26 to maintain coverage under their family policies.

"Iowa Democrats continue to deliver for young people. After slowing tuition rate increases...

Before January 3rd, few thought it could happen. Pundits said that Iowa is an old state dominated by long-time activists. While young people could join Facebook groups and put signs on dorm walls, they wouldn't stand up and caucus on a cold night in January. Cynics said that their pessimism was justified by history – every election, they reported, one candidate foolishly...