by Chance Dorland | Apr 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard talks to Ben Foecke about legislative primaries & interviews Congressman Eric Swalwell of California. Let us know what you think about this episode by calling (515) 635-5076 and leaving a...
by Rick Smith | Apr 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Remember Senator Ernst’s campaign pledge to go to Washington and “Make’em Squeal?” Little did we know that her Trump-led Republican Party would start a trade war that would make Iowa farmers “squeal.” President Trump’s tariff threats aimed at China have Iowa’s...
by Pat Rynard | Apr 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
While most of the attention will be focused on the governor’s race and congressional primaries for the next two months, key match-ups for the Iowa Statehouse will be decided on June 5 as well. While many primaries for the Iowa House and Senate are lower profile...
by Pat Rynard | Apr 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Yet another person in the Iowa Senate has lost their job over a sexual harassment matter. Senator Waylon Brown’s legislative clerk, Jake Dagel, was fired this week following a complaint made against him for sexual harassment. Secretary of the Senate Charlie...
by Pat Rynard | Apr 6, 2018 | POLITICS
The fallout for Sinclair Broadcasting stations continue after a viral video showed them all reading from the same script about “fake news.” Leann Jacobsen, one of the Democratic candidates looking to take on Steve King in Iowa’s 4th Congressional...