2019
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IA-Sen: League of Conservation Voters Action Fund Backs Greenfield
Theresa Greenfield earned the endorsement today of the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund, described by the climate action group as a candidate “committed to investing in the Hawkeye State’s clean energy economy.” “Iowans are already feeling the impact of extreme weather fueled by the climate crisis, and they deserve a Senator who will take…
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Partial Win For Voting Rights In Iowa District Court
Today, the Iowa district court for Polk County issued a ruling on a case challenging Iowa’s 2017 election law. The result was mixed when it comes to voting rights in Iowa. Most important, the part that requires voter ID was upheld. However, a few other provisions that posed a challenge to voting rights in Iowa…
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Delaney Still Sees A Path For A Moderate To Win
John Delaney believes his path to the presidency runs through rural Iowa. Iowa is the first-in-the-nation caucus state, he said, because Iowans don’t pay any mind to what’s happening on CNN. Instead, they’re worried about the issues they talk about at the kitchen table, such as how they’ll pay their bills, whether they have enough…
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Ep119: Presidential Surrogates and Joaquin Castro Interview
Pat Rynard sits down with Nikoel Hytrek and Paige Godden to talk about their weekends on the road, and the surrogates speaking on behalf of candidates. Pat also hops in the car with Congressman Joaquin Castro to discuss campaigning for his brother, Secretary Julian Castro, and impeachment proceedings. Photo by Julie Fleming
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Joni Ernst Voted For EPA Leaders Undermining Ethanol
As Iowa’s ethanol industry suffers at the hands of President Donald Trump and his Environmental Protection Agency, Sen. Joni Ernst continues to complain about the Cabinet official she helped to confirm. “I would assess that there are a lot of people within this administration, particularly EPA, that have that bent or that feel to support…
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IA-02: State Senator Miller-Meeks Launches 4th Bid For Congress
State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a physician from Ottumwa, has announced her campaign to try for a fourth time to represent Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. Miller-Meeks, in the midst of her first term representing Senate District 41 in the Iowa Legislature, launched her candidacy Tuesday morning. “My campaign is about securing your future,” said Miller-Meeks, in…
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Castro’s Suggestions To Iowa Dems’ Latinx Turnout Problem
If Julián Castro is to do well in the Iowa Caucus, one thing he’ll likely need is strong turnout from the state’s growing Latinx community. But when he visited Perry, Iowa late last month– a town where nearly 40 percent of its residents are of Hispanic or Latino origin– his campaign event had almost all…
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Trump Considers Upping Trade Dispute As Congressional Deadlines Loom
It all started with washing machines. Soon, it could be investment restrictions. But with an impeachment inquiry underway, will a trade deal be reached with China? On Jan. 22, 2018, just a year after he was inaugurated, President Donald Trump announced the first step in his “America First” trade policy plan: placing a tariff on…
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Report: Higher Wages Needed To Afford Housing In Iowa
Nearly a fifth of Iowan households do not make enough to live without public assistance, a new Iowa Policy Project report has found, due to factors like rising housing costs. According to the Cost of Living in Iowa report, released last Tuesday, family budget costs far outpace Iowa’s minimum wage. Costs like housing and transportation…
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Linda Upmeyer To Step Down As Speaker At End Of Year
Iowa will have a new Speaker of the Iowa House — just not yet. Linda Upmeyer announced today at a House Republican caucus meeting at the Statehouse that she will be stepping down as speaker at the end of 2019 and not seek reelection in 2020. An election to pick the next Republican leader will…
