Politics
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Meet Zach Lahn: a Koch-connected political operative running for Iowa governor
Iowa’s new Republican nominee for governor Zach Lahn campaigned as an outsider farmer fighting the political establishment. But before he was “Iowa First,” he was a Koch-connected political operative who blocked Medicaid expansion in Montana, co-founded a Koch-funded private school in Kansas, and barely met Iowa’s residency requirement to run. A look at his resume.
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Zach Lahn just beat Trump’s pick for Iowa governor
Iowa set its November battleground Tuesday night, with voters delivering primary results in races for governor, U.S. Senate, and all four congressional seats—a ballot shaped largely by two retirements that opened the door to the most competitive statewide elections Iowa has seen in years. For the first time since 2006, Iowa’s governor’s race has no…
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Turek to take on Hinson for Iowa’s open US Senate seat
US Rep. Ashley Hinson will face Democratic challenger Josh Turek this November. 42 minutes after polls closed, The Associated Press called the race for Turek. “Iowa sure does love an underdog, and we have done it tonight,” Turek told a crowd at the Iowa Democratic Party’s watch party in Des Moines. “… Whether you are…
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Trump endorses Feenstra for Iowa governor, despite GOP discontent
Just days before the primary, US Rep. Randy Feenstra got a coveted endorsement from President Donald Trump. A leg-up for a campaign that has struggled to maintain its lead. President Donald Trump endorsed US Rep. Randy Feenstra for governor of Iowa on Thursday, just days before the June 2 Republican primary. “Randy is MAGA all…
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Hinson tells Republicans in Lake View DOGE isn’t done
At a closed-door Republican event, Rep. Ashley Hinson assured GOP activists that DOGE is still alive. Iowa farmers have been living that reality for over a year. US Rep. Ashley Hinson told a closed-door Republican gathering in Lake View this month that the work of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is still very much…
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4 Iowa GOP gov candidates talk immigration, cancer; Feenstra skips (again)
As Republicans running for Iowa governor took the stage for another debate, the candidates honed in on policy differences regarding issues like legal immigration and addressing Iowa’s high cancer rates.
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Appanoose County supervisor says he had no warning before Centerville clinic closure, no contingency plan for replacing it
An Appanoose County supervisor said he found out about the Centerville clinic closure the same way everyone else did: by reading the news. He said there is no backup plan.
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Reynolds-connected lobbyist recruited paid attendees for JD Vance’s Iowa rally on behalf of ‘an ethanol company’
An Iowa lobbyist was caught offering $100 cash payments—plus referral bonuses—to pack JD Vance’s Des Moines rally this week.
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EXCLUSIVE: Zach Wahls’ healthcare plan takes aim at Medicaid cuts, Iowa’s cancer crisis
The Iowa Senate Democrat is making healthcare the centerpiece of his Senate campaign, pinning rising premiums and rural hospital closures directly on Republican Ashley Hinson.
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Iowa legislative session ends declaring ‘mission accomplished’ on property taxes and more abortion restrictions
Iowa Republicans ended a 112-day legislative session on May 3 with a long-promised property tax overhaul estimated to save homeowners $4.2 billion over six years. They also passed an abortion pill restriction that 80% of Iowa voters—including a majority of Republicans—said shouldn’t be the legislature’s priority.
