A recently released study of the country's infrastructure saw Iowa place in the top five states of structurally deficient bridges. A full 5,025 of Iowa's 24,242 bridges are rated that way, or 21% of all of Iowa's bridges. That's a big concern for Iowa drivers, and...
Caucuses are won by those who show up. Or, in the case of the Nebraska Democratic Caucus, it could be determined by some who don’t. That depends on how well the campaigns for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders take advantage of the absentee ballot option the...
As the Democrats' nominating race looks to go the distance, the campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders now turn their sights to the many contests beyond the first four states. 30 states and territories in all will choose their delegates for the Democrats...
It appears Steve King made one too many enemies during the Iowa Caucus thanks to his endorsement of Ted Cruz. Iowa's ethanol industry was furious when King, a longtime friend of theirs, backed the one Republican candidate most hostile to the Renewable Fuel...
Chet Culver's back, apparently. The former Governor popped back onto Iowa's political radar last week by holding a series of public forums on opposing current Governor Terry Branstad's Medicaid privatization plan. Just yesterday he held his fourth town hall meeting...
Muscatine is known around Iowa in political circles for being the headquarters of the influential Iowans for Tax Relief, the anti-government spending organization that supports Republicans' campaigns. Their message of fiscal responsibility, however, doesn't seem to...
There's still four months to go in the Democratic primary for the 1st District, but party leaders seem to see Monica Vernon beginning to pull away in the race. Late last week the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee named Vernon to their targeted Red To Blue...
As the final rumblings over the caucus process slowly die out, Democrats have a chance to regroup and refocus on what their priorities moving forward must be. Iowa Democrats are at their weakest point in years after two consecutive midterm blowouts, but there's...
The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia sent shock waves throughout the political and judicial world on Saturday afternoon. The conversation online revolved around condolences and the surprise of the longtime jurist's passing for all of about ten minutes...
Governor Terry Branstad's deeply unpopular Medicaid privatization plan and Statehouse Republicans' under-funding of Iowa's public education is starting to take a toll on GOP unity. It's rare nowadays to see dissension among the ranks on high-profile issues at the...
