Mariannette Miller-Meeks kicked off the month of September with a new ad criticizing her Democratic opponent, who holds no elected office, for doing "nothing to protect us from the pandemic." Miller-Meeks, meanwhile, is a state senator, physician and...
One of my co-workers at the Des Moines Register was Gene Raffensperger, an excellent reporter with a delicious sense of humor. When Raff was working on a dull story, he often would announce to colleagues, “We’re going to need another tanker of Murine. I’ve got an...
The National Republican Congressional Committee is out with a new ad today criticizing Democrat Rita Hart for supporting a tax credit aimed at boosting Iowa's economy through investments in renewable chemicals, a growing sector in the state that benefits farmers...
It's the Democratic presidential candidate Joni Ernst thought she was undermining, it's just not playing out the way she'd hoped. In a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll released this morning, Joe Biden is tied with Donald Trump in Iowa, both garnering 47% of...
It's the Democratic presidential candidate Joni Ernst thought she was undermining, it's just not playing out the way she'd hoped. In a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll released this morning, Joe Biden is tied with Donald Trump in Iowa, both garnering 47% of...
Ashley Hinson said during a recent Iowa Public Radio interview her goal, when it comes to federal family planning policy, is "to save as many lives as possible," referring to abortion. Hinson's stated goal, however, is in stark contrast with the reality in Iowa,...
After the news broke tonight of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst took to Twitter to express her condolences for the trailblazing jurist. "My prayers go out to the family of Justice Ginsburg. She was a pioneer who paved...
At a time when the American public is reading headlines about Congress primarily focused on how politicians have failed to come together on another coronavirus relief package, Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer passed two bills through the House of Representatives...
One of the greatest satisfactions of working with youth is having the chance to witness their growth and transformation — you get to see their lives change and where life takes them. I was given that privilege for nine years when I worked with young individuals in...
Over the summer, in the midst of daily protests in Iowa and across the country decrying racial inequality and police brutality, Sen. Joni Ernst met with Black community leaders in Des Moines to hear their concerns and take ideas back to Washington, D.C. Two months...
