Iowa has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that will grant the state access to a federal database to confirm whether registered voters are U.S. citizens and legally allowed to vote.

Iowa's secretary of state and attorney general settle 2024 suit accusing federal government of refusing to answer voter verification inquiries.

Less than one month after the city/school elections in Iowa is the election day for three runoff races in northwestern Iowa.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced Monday that Iowa, alongside three other states, has reached a settlement agreement allowing state officials to access a federal immigration database to verify citizenship status of voters for the next 20 years.

Also in the almanac, two insulator union groups endorse different candidates in Iowa's Democratic U.S. Senate primary

The deal, effective for 20 years, allows Iowa to use advanced technology to ensure noncitizens do not vote in state elections. Bird says this resolution follows a lawsuit filed by Iowa against the Biden administration after the Department of Homeland Security identified hundreds of noncitizens on Iowa's voter rolls but withheld further information.

Iowa is among four states that will now have access to federal voter registration data after the state filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration.

Teamsters Local 90 told WHO 13 News that 2,000 UnityPoint nurses from four hospitals will vote in what will be Iowa's largest private sector union election. Teodora Mitov reports.

Attorney General Brenna Bird announced that Iowa reached a 20-year agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The settlement will provide Iowa with free access to an immigration database. Bird said this access will help prevent non-citizens from voting and safeguard election integrity for years to come.

Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump administration gain access to state driver’s license data through a nationwide law enforcement computer network as part of the administration’s hunt for alleged noncitizen voters.

Iowa State Treasurer Roby Smith has announced that he will seek re-election to a second term as State Treasurer. Smith was first elected to the position in 2022 and wants to continue his work to