For Democrats still shellshocked by their sweeping defeat in the 2016 election and depressed by Donald Trump's inauguration, any positive sign for the future was been very welcome. A sense of...
Iowa Democrats will move forward after the 2016 election disaster with a lot of younger, diverse and fresh faces heading up their efforts. At the party's State Central Committee meeting on...
Longtime Iowa political operative Derek Eadon prevailed in a seven-candidate field to become the new chair of the Iowa Democratic Party on Saturday. After months of intense campaigning for the...
An open letter from an Iowa political staffer (who couldn't use their name) Dear Iowa Democrats, The paradigm has shifted and we have stepped through the looking glass into a new reality. No...
A consensus has formed in Iowa political circles on how the Iowa Democratic Party's chair race will go down on Saturday: No one has any idea. Of course, if you speak to the die-hard supporters of...
Democrats love to quote facts in defending their positions or countering Republicans’ claims. They’re convinced that building a persuasive argument depends on assembling the greatest number of...
If you weaken collective bargaining laws, you hurt Iowa veterans. That was the message from a group of labor union members who are veterans that met at the Statehouse this week to lobby...
Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack will be leading the U.S. Dairy Export Council starting next month, the organization announced today. It had been rumored for a few weeks that this would serve as...
Democrats facing a Republican majority both in Iowa and nationally must return to the basics. Without the votes in Congress or in the Iowa Legislature to pass legislation, Democrats must utilize...
The Iowa Legislature is back in session. Its job is to make Iowa a better place to live. One of the ways legislators can do so is by addressing the growing crisis in the paid caregiving...
