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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Izaah Knox, who is serving his first term as state senator, announced he is running for Angela Connolly's open seat on the Board of Supervisors.

The 2026 Iowa midterm elections are less than a year out, and policy issues that campaigns and voters are talking about include health care costs and affordability. But one issue both parties have used to energize voters in the past has yet to gain prominence: abortion.

The Trump administration has granted four states — including Iowa — access to Homeland Security immigration data.