by Josh Cook | Dec 12, 2019 | POLITICS
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats’ signature bill H.R. 3 passed the U.S. House today, with a vote of 230-192. It has been a long road for the bill, which had been stuck up on capital hill for a while now. During discussions today, Iowa Reps. Abby...
by Fabiola Schirrmeister | Dec 12, 2019 | Iowa Caucus
We asked a group of Latinos in central Iowa what are their top three presidential candidates in preparation for the Iowa Caucus 2020, that will take place on February 3. From 70 Latinos interviewed, 34% said they will vote for Bernie Sanders, 31% for Elizabeth Warren...
by Josh Cook | Dec 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
H.R. 3, now known as the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, should be voted on in the U.S. House this week after months of deliberation. The vote is expected to take place today. There has been no shortage of drama with the bill, and some tweaks are...
by Nikoel Hytrek | Dec 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
This afternoon Sen. Joni Ernst voted to confirm Lawrence VanDyke to a seat on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. VanDyke was confirmed by a vote of 51-44. For the past few days, Ernst has been one of the senators targeted by progressive judicial advocacy group Demand...
by Claudia Thrane | Dec 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
I will never forget the movie “Fields of Dreams” and its popular quote: “build it and they will come.” It may sound cliché, but it is true; when you build community, people gravitate toward that community or the persons who make that community great, regardless...
