The three-week filing period for Iowa candidates to appear on the ballot for the June 5 primary date began today. It runs through March 16, and you can check online each day which new candidates running for the state legislature, Congress and statewide offices...
Having grown up in Missouri, I occasionally keep an eye to the campaigns and political developments of the Show-Me State. My home state holds a sentimental place in my heart, but it's certainly not a place I would ever want to live in again for a number of reasons,...
The "political revolution" returned to Iowa on Friday with Senator Bernie Sanders holding two rallies in the state, but the Vermont senator would argue it never left. Stumping for his former adviser Pete D'Alessandro's congressional campaign in Des Moines, Sanders...
In a bit of ominous news for Governor Kim Reynold's election hopes this year, her campaign manager has left the campaign. The Associated Press reported this morning that Phil Valenziano had stepped down from his role of running Reynolds' campaign and that they...
Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard sits down with political consultant Sam Roecker to discuss preparing for the 2020 Iowa Caucus (as a candidate) followed by an interview with Senate District 19 candidate Amber Gustafson about her...
Rallies planned by Iowa organizations to speak out on gun violence are quickly attracting attention and interest. A "March For Our Lives" rally will be held in conjunction with national marches on March 24 in Des Moines at the Capitol, organized by Progress Iowa...
Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard sits down for a discussion on key bills at the Statehouse with Representatives Amy Nielsen & Todd Prichard, followed by a special interview with Democratic 2020 presidential candidate John Delaney....
Iowans gathered in a Statehouse conference room this morning to sound off in front of legislators about another year of deep budget cuts implemented by the Republican majority. Half of the speakers at the public hearing were college students from one of the three...
The release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's indictment of 13 Russians charged with interfering with the American election added extra proof to what many already suspected and knew of Russia's 2016 meddling. The 37-page indictment added plenty of new details to...
The Iowa Democratic Party has released additional information and numbers from the Iowa Caucus held on February 5. While the vast majority of precincts did not break into preference groups for the governor's race or congressional races, some did, and we now know...
