A trio of retirements announced in the past several days could have a big impact on who controls the Iowa House after the 2018 elections. Open seats always create more competition, and the...
If the falling circulation for the nation’s newspapers continues, that headline could become a reality. What would an America without newspapers mean to political understanding and awareness?...
Iowa Starting Line Podcast episode #6 begins with host Pat Rynard & a conversation between Statehouse reporters Brianne Pfannenstiel of the Des Moines Register & Erin Murphy of...
The big lights of the Iowa Capitol aren't for everyone, and each session one or two young clerks or pages invariably find a way to publicly embarrass themselves or get fired for something...
The gubernatorial fundraising totals drew the big headlines from the January 19 fundraising deadline, but there was plenty of other interesting news in some of the legislative filings. Today,...
Recently the Register ran a “Letter to the Editor” I wrote entitled “Ten Attributes We Need in a President.” They were in no particular order and were bi-partisan in nature. Here they are as...
Republican legislators and Governor Kim Reynolds were ready to congratulate themselves today for quick passage of a water quality bill they brought to the House floor this morning. After about 45...
Iowa Starting Line Podcast episode #5 features Rep. Liz Bennett & Planned Parenthood's Erin Davison-Rippey to discuss the Women's March with host Pat Rynard. Jerry Crawford then...
This guest piece from Robert Lyons posted literally just as the deal to keep the government became known. The sentiments still stand for how we got into the shutdown and for any future one in the...
State Representative Chip Baltimore was removed from the chairmanship of the House Judiciary Committee this morning following his arrest last week for an OWI and weapons charge. Speaker Linda...
