Dan Rupli, a trial attorney, political consultant and Democratic civic activist, died of stroke complications March 13 at ...

Pictured: Fmr. Iowa Senator Tom Harkin accepts NFU’s Meritorious Service to American Agriculture award at NFU’s 123rd ...

National Farmers Union honored former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa with the 2025 Award for Meritorious Service to American Agriculture, its highest distinction, at the opening banquet of the 123rd ...

In 1992, he was the Maryland coordinator of the presidential campaign of Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, with whom he stayed in touch over Harkin’s 30-year Senate career. UPDATED 3/20/2025: “I loved Dan Rupli,” ...

Bill Proxmire had his annual “Golden Fleece Award.” Sen. John McCain posted his annual “Most Wasted Book.” Sen. Tom Coburn ...

As a key player in the history of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Gallaudet's campus was a natural choice for ...

Ruderman's book arrives at a crucial moment when many Americans feel simultaneously motivated to address societal challenges ...

Since Iowa State University initiated the practice in the 1800s, more than 230 honorary degrees have been conferred by the ...

We had [Iowa Sen.] Tom Harkin, whose brother had a disability. So the four of them were a great bipartisan group, and three of them had personal relationships with disabilities. On my side ...

Senator Tom Harkin donated his papers to Drake University in Des Moines and that’s where the Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Civic Engagement is located.

One story tells the tale: Early in her career, Ellen was a caseworker for Tom Harkin, and she shared a ride with a caseworker for Senator Grassley to a site in southern Iowa. (It was a more bi ...