The legislative branch comprises the Iowa General Assembly, the Iowa Senate, and the House of Representatives. There are 50 senate districts in Iowa, and there is a senator for each district. The House of Representatives has 100 members, each representing a different district. Iowans are represent...
Des Moines. As the seat of the Iowa General Assembly, the building houses the Iowa Senate, Iowa House of Representatives, the Office of the Governor, and the Offices of the Attorney General, Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary of State. The building also includes a chamber for the Iowa...
House could flip after Iowa races Two Iowa congressional races in the 2024 election could flip the House of Representatives. In Iowa's 1st District, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks faces a challenge from Democrat Christina Bohannan. Miller-Meeks joins CBS News with more on her campaign. ...
Fundraiser for Eric Gjerde at the Robert A. Lee Community Center in Iowa City on Sunday, September 8, 2019. Gjerde is running for the Iowa House of Representatives District 67. “You see very few blue dots in the more rural areas or more rural districts, whether it’s an Iowa House d...
August 1-2, Waterloo (Exploring the Agriculture Story) August 6-7, Irwin (In the Field and Beyond: STEM Careers in Agriculture) Learning from IALF “The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation team has enjoyed having Cecelia join us as part of the School-to-Work program. She assisted with sever...
After the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, Congress divided the Louisiana Purchase into two parts—the Territory of Orleans and the District of Louisiana, with present-day Iowa falling in the latter. The Indiana Territory was created in 1800 to exercise jurisdiction over this portion of the District; Willi...
War On Workers In The US Posted onApril 27, 2013byDave Bradley Workers’ memorial Day April 28th Overshadowed by the the bombing at the Boston Marathon, the explosion of the fertilizer plant in West, Texas is to me a much more significant event. The event in Boston is most likely a one...
created in 1800, exercised jurisdiction over this portion of the District; William Henry Harrison was its first governor. Much of Iowa was mapped by Zebulon Pike in 1805, but it was not until the construction of Fort Madison in 1808 that the U.S. established tenuous military control over the...
Iowa Members of Congress- Rep. Randy Feenstra (R)- Rep. Ashley Hinson (R)- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)- Rep. Zach Nunn (R)Iowa US Senators- Senator Joni Ernst (R)- Senator Charles Grassley (R)Find More Resources atIowaDemocrats.org BlogForIowa Social Links- Bluesky- Facebook-...
Season after season, archaeologists have uncovered stunning mosaics at Huqoq’s synagogue in Galilee. From Biblical scenes to the first historical episode ever found in a synagogue, the mosaics’ themes never cease to amaze and surprise. Join us on a tour of the Huqoq synagogue—with its vivid...