2019
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Latest Round of Refinery Waivers “The Last Straw With Farmers”
“The small refinery waivers that came out on August 9th by President Trump are like the nail in the coffin, or the last straw, with farmers,” said Pam Johnson, former President of the Corn Growers Association, at a press conference at the Iowa Capitol Tuesday afternoon. Johnson was joined by former USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack…
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Steve King Makes Pork Joke When Talking Muslim Concentration Camps
Iowa Congressman Steve King attempted a joke while talking about Muslim concentration camps in China during a town hall meeting Tuesday morning. “The Uighurs in China, a million of them, they’re being put into camps and they’re taking their children away and raising them, and then they’re sterilizing the women so there’s no more Uighurs…
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Joe Biden Defends Obamacare In New Personal TV Ad In Iowa
“Health care is personal to me,” Biden says in his new ad. “Obamacare is personal to me.” The ad addresses Biden’s personal experiences, drawing on a car accident that took his wife and daughter’s lives, as well as his son Beau’s struggle with brain cancer. The messaging in the new ad is similar to what…
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Kamala Harris Launches Iowa Latinx Steering Committee On Heels Of Endorsement
California Sen. Kamala Harris earned an endorsement this summer from the Asian & Latino Coalition of Iowa, but her effort hasn’t stopped there to win support among minority voters in the state. Harris’ Iowa campaign announced Tuesday its Latinx Steering Committee, “made up of Latinx leaders across the state who believe that Kamala Harris is…
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How Dark Money Groups Are Attacking Dems’ Health Care Plans
More than a million dollars worth of advertising spots were purchased in August in Iowa by three dark-money groups trying to impact the health care conversation in the state as voters vet presidential candidates. One Nation, Partnership for America’s Health Care Future, and Doctor Patient Unity all spent big bucks to buy spots in the…
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How Joni Ernst Defends Her Health Care Record
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst gets non-stop questions about her stance on health care issues when she’s out at her town hall meetings. She often says she supports preexisting condition coverage despite voting five times to repeal the Affordable Care Act, a few of which had options to open loopholes back up for insurers to drop…
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Ask Candidates About Courts, Harkin And Advocacy Group Urges
As Democratic candidates campaign across Iowa, make sure to ask them about their plans to win the judiciary back from conservative court-packing, one national advocacy group is urging Iowa caucus-goers. Demand Justice, a progressive advocacy organization seeking to restore balance to the ideological leanings of the federal courts, organized a meeting with connected Iowans and…
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Health Care Industry Spending Millions in Iowa to Preserve Profits
While Democratic candidates pitch their plans on improving America’s health care system to Iowans, three dark-money groups are blanketing the Iowa airwaves with attacks ads on those reforms and similar issues. Aligned with the health care industry, they are airing ads against Medicare for All and other progressive health care legislation, spending over $1 million…
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Retired Admiral Michael Franken Joins Senate Race For Ernst Matchup
Michael Franken, a retired Navy admiral from Northwest Iowa, entered the U.S. Senate race today against Joni Ernst to “do what’s right for Iowa” and stand up to the Washington establishment. “Iowans need a senator who will go against the grain in Washington and do what’s right for Iowa,” said Franken, in an introductory campaign…
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Why Kirsten Gillibrand Is The Candidate For Young Iowans
A guest piece from Claire Carstens, former chair of the Youth Polk County Democrats. Politics is a part of my family. For years growing up, my mom, Shanda, and grandpa, Paul, were politically active and would include me in conversations about politics. They taught me how important it is to be involved in your community.…
