Later this evening, thousands of dedicated Iowa Democrats will trudge through the snow and the cold to attend their local precinct caucus. It’s expected to see the largest attendance ever for a non-presidential year caucus, but the stakes involved with the...
Federal candidates' campaign finance reports for 2017's 4th quarter were due this past week, and they once again give us a sense of where the money aspect of Iowa's congressional races stand. The dynamics of the 1st District primary largely stays the same, while...
Theresa Greenfield's days start early - and for good reason. As the president of a real estate business and a Democratic candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, she has a lot to get done in any given week. "I’m a farm kid, so I get up with the sun,"...
Democrats will have a strong contender for the secretary of agriculture race this year: Tim Gannon, a former USDA staffer who farms on his parent’s Century Farm in Mingo. He announced his run for the office today, and should bring considerable policy knowledge and...
The next governor of Iowa and member of Congress from the state's 3rd District could be determined by what happens on Monday when Democrats gather for their off-year caucus. Attendees at the February 5th Iowa Caucus will kick off the caucus-to-convention delegate...
Senator Matt McCoy set off a Polk County political earthquake today, one whose aftershocks will impact other major races up and down the ballot. McCoy made official this afternoon what many had speculated for most of the past year: he's challenging incumbent Johnny...
Should Iowa public school students have social study elective courses for Bible literacy? Northwest Iowa Representative Skyler Wheeler hopes so, and his bill to require local school boards to consider offering it passed a subcommittee today of the Iowa House. House...
Secretary of State Paul Pate has been using a shell game to hide how little money he's raised for his reelection, and it's not clear if he'll even use the money he has in the bank. Pate reported that his 2017 fundraising numbers ended with $238,791 cash-on-hand....
Unable to run on their record of breaking Iowa's budget, cutting working families' paychecks or hiking college students' tuition, legislative Republicans may have a new messaging tactic for 2018 - pulling voters' heartstrings over a pretty, blonde white woman...
The 2018 elections could see Democrats retake a chamber in the Iowa Legislature. But which candidates are best prepared financially to defend their seats? Starting Line compiled the fundraising totals of every incumbent and legislative candidate to find out. You...
