by Pat Rynard | Nov 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
Jessica Kean did not plan on running for office this year. The 31-year-old mother was happily content raising her family in Maquoketa and working in her nonprofit job that helps children with cancer. Then Democrat Pete Hird withdrew his candidacy from the open House...
by Pat Rynard | Nov 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Police have identified Scott Michael Greene of Urbandale as the suspect in the horrific killings of two police officers in Des Moines last night. Officers from the Des Moines and Urbandale police departments were shot and killed while in their vehicles, responding to...
by Pat Rynard | Nov 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Iowa Secretary of State’s office released the new voter registration totals this morning. Iowa gained 36,809 new registered voters in the month of October. There were 10,296 new registered Democrats, 9,622 new registered Republicans and 15,112 new registered...
by Pat Rynard | Nov 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
One week to go, finally. We’re at the point of the campaign cycle in Iowa where campaigns cease signing up new people for absentee ballots and go solely into ballot chase and GOTV mode. The increases in requested ballots in the daily totals from here on out will...
by Pat Rynard | Nov 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Iowa Daily Democrat asked former Senator Tom Harkin to share his thoughts on several political issues. With the election just a few days away, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are fighting for millennial voters. Some millennials still have questions about how...