Barbara Rodriguez

Barbara Rodriguez is a health and caregiving reporter for the 19th. She's covered politics for several years, first as a statehouse reporter for The Associated Press and then as a politics reporter for The Des Moines Register.

LATEST

Trump Withdraws His Nomination of MAHA Influencer for Surgeon General

04.30.26 | 4:02 pm

A Hunger Cliff Is Days Away. Women, Children and Food Banks Will Feel It First.

10.31.25 | 11:03 am

Lawsuit: Iowa’s Voter ID Law ‘Burdens The Right To Vote Directly’

05.30.18 | 5:43 pm

on January 24, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Iowa Governor Signs Nation’s Strictest Abortion Law

05.04.18 | 4:35 pm

Steve King Remains On IA Guv Campaign After ‘Diversity Not Our Strength’ Tweet

12.12.17 | 4:33 pm

Iowa GOP Will End Straw Poll As Interest From Candidates Wanes

06.12.15 | 10:38 am

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