by Nikoel Hytrek | Dec 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Iowa Democratic Party has a new first vice chair: June Owens. Owens was elected on Saturday after Andrea Phillips, who had held the first vice chair role for several years, stepped down to run for the Iowa House in Ankeny. She’s the first African American woman to...
by Team Starting Line | Dec 6, 2019 | HOUSING
Five 2020 Democratic candidates were peppered with questions in Waterloo, Iowa, on Friday, about their agendas for local America and asked how to lessen the disconnect between Washington and cities nationwide. Infrastructure, housing and economic development were...
by Team Starting Line | Dec 6, 2019 | Iowa Caucus
The Local America Presidential Forum, welcomed to Waterloo by Mayor Quentin Hart, was hosted by Accelerator for America and the United States Conference of Mayors, and was sponsored by Iowa Starting Line and Mediacom. The forum connected the wide-ranging federal...
by Elizabeth Meyer | Dec 6, 2019 | POLITICS
Sen. Joni Ernst’s reelection efforts took a hit today in the midst of revelations her campaign may have illegally coordinated with the “dark money” group Iowa Values. But this isn’t the first time Ernst has skirted the bounds of campaign...
by Elizabeth Meyer | Dec 6, 2019 | POLITICS
Condemnation came swiftly Friday morning as news broke of Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst’s connection to the “dark money” group Iowa Values, and how it has helped raise money to bolster her 2020 reelection effort. The Associated Press reported today on...
