A second watchdog group announced today it filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission in response to reporting about Sen. Joni Ernst's ties to an Iowa-based "dark money" organization. The nonprofit Campaign for Accountability (CfA) asked the FEC in a...
Redefining the rules of the 21st-century economy is a key premise of Andrew Yang's presidential campaign. And while the businessman/entrepreneur spends a lot of time talking about how his tech career helped him come to this realization, his family life may have...
As political candidates of all backgrounds denounce the role of dark money in American politics, recent news around Sen. Joni Ernst's campaign illustrates the difficult task of enforcing the rules already in place. Earlier this month, the AP reported that the...
Iowa lawmakers are gathering Saturday to hear from mobile home residents in the state following this year’s reports of double-digit rent increases by out-of-state landlords. Concerns that the state is not upholding the rights of mobile home communities arose at the...
Several local races across Iowa have demonstrated to advocates that over time, housing issues have the potential to be winning campaign issues. Candidates in Urbandale, Iowa City and Ames won their bids for city council seats on platforms focused on affordable...
After the U.S. House passed The Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 yesterday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is running targeted ads to highlight Representative Cindy Axne and Abby Finkenauer's votes to lower prescription drug...
Andrew Yang recently kicked off his 23rd trip to Iowa as a presidential candidate with great news. He had made the December debate stage. "Just an hour ago, I became the seventh person to qualify for the December debates," said Yang, a New York entrepreneur,...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats' signature bill H.R. 3 passed the U.S. House today, with a vote of 230-192. It has been a long road for the bill, which had been stuck up on capital hill for a while now. During discussions today, Iowa Reps. Abby Finkenauer...
We asked a group of Latinos in central Iowa what are their top three presidential candidates in preparation for the Iowa Caucus 2020, that will take place on February 3. From 70 Latinos interviewed, 34% said they will vote for Bernie Sanders, 31% for Elizabeth...
Michael Franken, a retired Navy admiral and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, knows more about foreign policy than most candidates for public office. Since leaving a speck on the map in Northwest Iowa to attend college and join the military, Franken has moved more...
