If Governor Kim Reynolds' new years resolution for 2018 was to not get sued, she failed that goal after just two days. If her new plan is for that lawsuit to be unsuccessful, she probably didn't like what she heard from fellow Republicans this week. State...
New year, new endorsements. Both Theresa Greenfield and Andy McGuire added some support to their respective campaigns for the 3rd Congressional District and governor today. Both Democrats face seven-way primaries to gain the party's nomination on June 5. AFSCME...
In one of Democrats' best hopes for flipping a Midwestern Republican congressional district, a leading Democratic challenger for Iowa's 1st District has raised over $300,000 in the 4th quarter reporting period. State Representative Abby Finkenauer's campaign...
State Senator Nate Boulton rallied a crowd of labor members, Democratic activists and students at a pre-session event last night in Des Moines. Speaking at an IBEW union hall, the gubernatorial candidate who gained statewide prominence for his leadership on last...
Did you email inbox nearly implode over the past week with constant fundraising pleas from every Iowa candidate you've ever heard of? You're not alone, as each campaign went all-out in the closing hours of the year, insisting that it was their most critical finance...
Organize, organize, organize. That's been the model of nearly every Democratic candidate waging an outsider run from the left for major office. If you don't have the connections or the positions to pull in enough money to go toe-to-toe with better-funded opponents...
Few elections have ever held more longterm consequences for a state than the upcoming 2018 races in Iowa. A few of the issues at stake: the survival of public unions and Planned Parenthood, the existence of mental healthcare services, and the state's own political...
John Paschen, one of the Democratic candidates vying for the uphill fight against Congressman Steve King in 2018, already knows a good deal about overcoming skepticism. Born in the suburbs of Chicago, he moved with his family to Iowa as a teenager, settling down on...
Iowa is facing a crisis. Ever since Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the White House in 2015, instances of public racist and bigoted attacks in Iowa have soared. Hispanic Perry basketball players mocked at a game. High school students in Creston dressed up...
The 2018 election may still be a long ways off in a political climate that can change rapidly on a daily basis, but all the data points for a good Democratic year in Iowa are starting to stack up. A string of special elections for state legislative seats have...
