2023
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One Year In, Here’s How the Inflation Reduction Act Has Helped Iowa
One year ago today, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law. The legislation represented the largest-ever investment in fighting climate change, lowered health care and prescription drug costs, raised taxes on corporations, and boosted funding for the Internal Revenue Service to go after wealthy tax cheats. The bill was passed with only Democratic…
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Miller-Meeks Talks Guns, Abortion At Iowa City Town Hall
A Republican congresswoman holding an open town hall in the bluest part of Iowa was shouted down for saying a federal assault weapons ban was “ineffective.”
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Here’s What To Know About Trump’s Indictment in Georgia
Former president Donald Trump has been criminally charged in the state of Georgia over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to an indictment issued late Monday night. Trump has been charged with 13 counts in this case, including a count of violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), which calls for…
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Eleven Iowa State Fair Scenes That Define The GOP Primary
There’s nothing quite like the Iowa State Fair during caucus campaign season. And this year’s circus was particularly intense, due largely to the Donald Trump/Ron DeSantis showdown on Saturday. Throughout the hot, sun-filled days, several key scenes revealed where the presidential field stands five months out from the GOP Iowa Caucus (spoiler: it’s still Trump’s…
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Iowa Doctors: Exceptions In Abortion Ban Don’t Protect Mothers
Dr. Amy Bingaman knows there may come a time in the near future when she might have to choose between her Iowa medical license or the life of a pregnant person she is treating. “I could never imagine letting a woman die on my watch when I could intervene,” Bingaman said. “The problem is to…
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DeSantis Has Law Enforcement Block Iowa Journalist From Event
Four sheriff’s deputies blocked Iowa Starting Line reporters from entering a DeSantis event, despite covering him many times before.
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DeSantis Open to Drone Strikes in Mexico
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seemed to escalate his willingness to use deadly force against suspected criminals, including within Mexico, in comments made at a campaign event in Coralville on Thursday.
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Walz At State Fair: GOP’s Agenda ‘Morally Reprehensible’
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had a pretty simple message for Republican presidential candidates visiting the Iowa State Fair: “Mind your own damn business.” “There’s no need for government to be in the exam room when women are making their decisions. We’ve always had local control of our schools and, as a teacher, I always welcomed…
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New Billboard Attack GOP Candidates’ Extremism
As more than a dozen GOP presidential candidates descend on Des Moines for the Iowa State Fair, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) wants to send them a message they won’t miss. The DNC is placing a billboard in Iowa’s capital city attacking Republican candidates for supporting the MAGA agenda, which Democrats said includes hurting working…
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Where To Find GOP Candidates At The Iowa State Fair
Interested in where you can run into (or avoid) the GOP’s 2024 presidential candidates at the Iowa State Fair? We put together a list of each candidate’s events at the fair so you can be on the lookout. The Des Moines Register’s Political Soapbox Ten GOP presidential candidates will appear at the Des Moines Register’s…
