Politics
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ACLU warns Iowa voter privacy at risk after Paul Pate shares data with DOJ
Civil liberties advocates and Democratic challenger Ryan Peterman are sounding the alarm over the Iowa Secretary of State’s decision to surrender sensitive voter data to federal authorities.
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Report: Hinson’s husband arranges meetings between Iowa delegation and insurance lobby
New reporting shows US Rep. Ashley Hinson’s husband has brokered meetings between insurance lobbyists and Iowa’s entire congressional delegation, including his wife.
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Trone Garriott announces plan to close loopholes in House’s stock trading ban
US Rep. Zach Nunn has already signed onto a congressional stock trading ban bill. His Democratic challenger says it’s toothless, and her new agenda would fix it.
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Zach Lahn says his Kansas private school is a model for reinventing education. Here’s what that model looks like.
The Republican running for governor wants Iowa schools to look like the private school he co-founded in Kansas. A look at that school’s own numbers reveals underpaid teachers and a policy that turns away most kids with disabilities.
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Report: Zach Lahn’s personal loans sustain Kansas school he touts as better model
Iowa GOP governor nominee Zach Lahn celebrates success of Wonder, won’t explain school’s $4.5M debt.
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Ethics complaint filed against Iowa Rep. Shannon Lundgren over character reference for convicted child abuser
An advocacy group’s ethics complaint alleges Rep. Shannon Lundgren improperly used her official title and Statehouse letterhead to vouch for a Dubuque County man convicted of child abuse.
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Election forecaster says Iowa’s biggest races are in play
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report says Iowa’s Senate and governor’s races are now more competitive than Republicans would like them to be ahead of November’s election.
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Iowa Republican Rep. Shannon Lundgren vouches for man convicted of abusing children
Four days before a Dubuque County man was sentenced for child abuse, state Rep. Shannon Lundgren wrote the judge a letter on official Iowa Legislature letterhead vouching for his character.
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Pete Hegseth broke his own department’s rule to fundraise for Zach Nunn
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth headlined a ticketed campaign fundraiser for US Rep. Zach Nunn at the Iowa State Fair. It’s the exact kind of appearance his own department’s rules say Cabinet officials aren’t allowed to make and the second time this year his conduct has conflicted with his own department’s rules
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Pipeline exec accused of buying influence is now bankrolling Hinson
Bruce Rastetter’s carbon capture pipeline company got the power to seize Iowa farmland by eminent domain. Now he’s raising money for Ashley Hinson’s Senate campaign.
