Former Iowa House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst has spent a lot of time talking to Iowa farmers during her campaign for US Rep. Zach Nunn's seat. And the farmers have largely agreed: Trump's tariffs are bad for business.
Check out the full interview here: https://youtu.be/TiceT99viFY?si=_FRhgWxDqYmp1ip_
The Affordable Care Act marketplace opened Nov. 1, but enrollees face skyrocketing premiums thanks to Republicans' refusal to extend tax credits. Small business owners and self-employed professionals are feeling the pressure.
Watch the latest episode of Cornhole Champions here: https://youtu.be/bl2tg-yBP8o?si=jgcIG3JvNkR6c-8m
Iowa, welcome to one of the largest bond cycles in state history.
The good news? It’s one thing voters can control.
The bad news? You’ll need to do a little extra reading at the polls. There are 55 separate bond measures on the ballot for the Nov. 4 election, totaling $1.6 million in new debt. Of those, 41 are from school districts that need improvements and renovations they can’t get funded with the state’s education budget.
The success of a bond measure depends on local community support—not the party in power at the state legislature.
✏️: Salina Heller
In case you missed it: Iowa's city and school elections are on Nov. 4.
Open enrollment starts in 2 days. And 137,000 Iowans are about to see their healthcare premiums double—or worse. Rep. J.D. Scholten and Senate Democrats are sounding the alarm. Here's what's at stake.
More uninsured Iowans means more medical debt, more crowded rural ERs, more families paying healthcare costs on credit cards.
The government shutdown is holding up food assistance. Health care subsidies threaten to make the Affordable Care Act unaffordable for many Iowans. State Senate hopeful Renee Hardman of West Des Moines says she is running to protect the supports many Iowans depend on.
Hardman is running in a Dec. 30 special election for Iowa Senate District 16, a seat left vacant following the death of Sen. Claire Celsi.
Iowa's DOGE task force recommended changes to the public employee pension system.
Renee Hardman of West Des Moines is a Democrat running in the December special election to fill a state Senate seat. The vacancy was left following the death of Democrat state Sen. Claire Celsi. The special election is December 30.
If democracy is really backsliding, what takes its place? In this week's Civics 101 series, written by COURIER Newsroom's Ryan Pitkin and voiced by Iowa Starting Line's Amie Rivers, we explore the different flavors of oligarchy.
