Iowa politics can be fun when you have a long memory. Take today, for instance. Kim Reynolds announced Adam Gregg as her "acting" lt. governor (due to Attorney General Tom Miller's ruling, he will be essentially a staff role for the time being). In doing so,...

Kim Reynolds was sworn in as Iowa's 43rd governor yesterday, but it certainly didn't take her long to kick off her reelection campaign. On the same day that she laid out her policy agenda for the state, her staff amended her former lt. governor campaign committee...

While Iowa's Democratic leaders congratulated Kim Reynolds on her swearing in as Iowa's newest governor, they also offered up deeply skeptical and critical concerns. Only a handful of well-known Democrats attended Reynolds' ceremony, including legislative leaders...

Iowa has a new governor. Kim Reynolds was officially sworn in this morning at a large ceremony in the rotunda of the Capitol, with many of the state’s top officials, Republican legislators and major conservative activists in attendance. Terry Branstad resigned the...

While the Donald Trump presidency disintegrates before the nation's eyes in non-stop breaking news stories, local politics marches on in Iowa. Let's do a quick round-up of recent news. Des Moines City Council The race for Des Moines City Council Ward 3 originally...

Speaking in a legislative conference room at the Statehouse just down the hallway from the office he hopes to soon occupy, Todd Prichard told supporters and the media he would campaign for “forgotten Iowans” as he launched his official gubernatorial bid. He kicked...

The Democratic gubernatorial primary campaign kicked off in Indianola, Iowa this past week when six of the candidates made their pitch to Democrats at Summerset Winery. Well, that’s what Representative Scott Ourth, who hosted them at his fundraiser, wanted his...

Nate Boulton’s lead role in defending workers’ rights and wages at the Statehouse this session has not been forgotten: ten Iowa labor unions endorsed the Des Moines state senator this morning. Speaking at the Steelworkers Local 310 hall with over 50 union members...

Iowa Republicans are mad. Like, really mad. Specifically, they're mad at Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. It's been over a week since Miller issued his decision that Kim Reynolds could not appoint her own lt. governor once she takes over after Terry Branstad...