A public school board member told a Republican audience that he no longer trusts public schools as he successfully sought their vote to be the party's nominee for an Iowa House seat. Dan Gehlbach emerged as the winner from a special nominating convention on Monday...
In what has been a recurring theme for the Republican governor, Kim Reynolds this morning took credit for a new Iowa project funded largely by one of President Joe Biden's policies while also sharply criticizing Biden's policies. The only difference today was just...
Iowa's June 7 primary results provided us with a clearer picture of where the state's politics are headed as we approach the midterm elections, with some surprises in local races across the state yesterday. As always, this is not an exhaustive list of every...
Iowans fed up over inaction on gun reform in the wake of multiple new mass shootings, including the Uvalde, Texas elementary school massacre, let Sen. Chuck Grassley have it at his town hall meeting in Columbus Junction yesterday. About 20 people were in the...
Taking on Sen. Chuck Grassley is no small task, given his large victory margins dating back to the 1980s. It doesn't help that Iowa has been trending ever more red over the past decade. But the three Democrats running in the June 7 primary all see a path to pulling...
The important June 7 primary election is fast approaching in Iowa, with early voting already underway at local county auditor's offices. As more Iowans tune into the campaigns in the final weeks, the biggest contest is the race to take on Sen. Chuck Grassley. Three...
First-term Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has long dabbled with online fringe conspiracy theories, and two more recent incidents add to the pile. Photos posted by Miller-Meeks' campaign manager a week ago on Twitter show volunteers putting together yard signs while...
First-term Rep. Ashley Hinson will have closer scrutiny over her early voting record from a new effort launched last week in Iowa. The Unrig Our Economy campaign will highlight where Hinson, a Republican, stands on economic issues impacting working-class Iowans....
Where exactly does Sen. Jack Whitver live? That's the question Democrats want to know as the Senate President prepares for his run in a new, more Republican-leaning district in 2022. A challenge was filed against Whitver's candidacy late Friday afternoon, and the...
Iowans contributed $19,037 to the Canadian trucker COVID-19 protests through a Christian fundraising website GiveSendGo, according to Starting Line analysis of the leaked data from the site. Earlier this week, data from a reported hack of the donation site was...
