by Pat Rynard | Aug 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
For the next week and a half, Iowa is back in the center of the political universe, as is only right. But will we be after that? The presidential campaigns are barnstorming through Iowa over the next 10 days. Tim Kaine speaks today in Cedar Rapids. Jennifer Jacobs...
by Pat Rynard | Aug 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Guest post from Tobita Chow, chair of The People’s Lobby, who will be speaking at this weekend’s CCI event The Bernie Sanders campaign came out of nowhere and took everyone by surprise by nearly winning Iowa. He showed that people are fed up with...
by Pat Rynard | Aug 15, 2016 | POLITICS
In the year of Donald Trump, Democrats are increasingly looking to make inroads into independent and Republican-leaning suburban voters, typically those with higher education and higher income. So that’s exactly where Democratic Senate candidate Patty Judge was this...
by Pat Rynard | Aug 11, 2016 | POLITICS
The Iowa State Fair kicked off today, as did the Des Moines Register’s Soapbox series. There’s not a non-stop schedule of presidential candidates on stage this year, but most of Iowa’s candidates for federal office will speak. Steve King was the first up on Thursday...
by Pat Rynard | Aug 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Iowa families dealing with mental health issues have hit the breaking point. The closure of mental health institutions and the privatization of Medicaid have put increasingly unbearable strain on many seeking help. That frustration is quickly spilling over into the...
