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Democrat Rob Sand and Republican Zach Lahn accused each other of lying about their residency and family wealth Tuesday while answering questions on the state budget and education during the first 2026 Iowa gubernatorial…
DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Iowa Democratic candidate Rob Sand attacked Republican Zach Lahn multiple times regarding his residency, alleging during the gubernatorial debate that Lahn is not a full-time Iowa resident despite…
Crazy extremes. You drive through fog and drizzle -- Dude, slow down! Sister, turn your headlights on! -- to slop through mud at the Iowa Lakeside Lab on West Lake Okoboji. How long have we been drenched? A month.…
"Stop the Steal" -- or rather, steel -- has an entirely new meaning for some Iowa voters in 2026. Protesters at the Iowa statehouse Friday carried signs reading "No Steel Steal!" as lawmakers raced through a one-day…
As Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand completed a 99-county tour for the second time in his gubernatorial campaign, he called for supporters to keep momentum up and bring “divided government once again” to Iowa.…
GRIMES — Zach Lahn called a $15 billion steel mill project planned for Iowa a “once-in-a-lifetime project,” saying it will make a positive impact for generations to come, as he campaigned Wednesday on keeping…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL -- The Democrat nominee for governor in the state with the second-highest cancer incidence rate in the nation is being tied to part of the problem. In a new campaign ad, Iowa Republican…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KTTC) - Iowa governor candidates Zach Lahn and Rob Sand responded Monday to President Donald Trump's announcement that Mesabi Metallics, a Minnesota-based firm, has agreed to build a $15 billion steel…
President Donald Trump announced Monday the company Mesabi Metallics plans to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, and said he’ll soon visit the state for a rally ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026, election. Joined by…
GOP Iowa Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Ashley Hinson, a nominee for the Senate, joined President Trump in the Oval Office Monday for his announcement of a new steel plant in their state as they brace for a tough…
