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News broke this week that a number of central Iowa private schools on Friday were vaccinating their staff, and for some public educators fed up with school privatization and in-person learning efforts from the Legislature, it was the last straw. West Des Moines...
When people first meet Lorena, they are impressed by her physical beauty. She is one astonishing woman, but when you get to know her well, you just know that her inside is even more beautiful than her outside, and that is a rare find. She is a fortress, standing tall...
The race between Democrat Rita Hart and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks may come down to single digits as Iowans and politics watchers across the country wait for counties to certify their recount results in the closest U.S. House race in the country. The margin...
The race between Democrat Rita Hart and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks may come down to single digits as Iowans and politics watchers across the country wait for counties to certify their recount results in the closest U.S. House race in the country. The margin...
The race between Democrat Rita Hart and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks may come down to single digits as Iowans and politics watchers across the country wait for counties to certify their recount results in the closest U.S. House race in the country. The margin...
Most days, Iowans check in on the news to keep track of the coronavirus pandemic's latest developments in the state. One of the experts we rely on is Dr. Rossana Rosa. Rosa came to Iowa via Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, and now works as an infectious...
Most days, Iowans check in on the news to keep track of the coronavirus pandemic's latest developments in the state. One of the experts we rely on is Dr. Rossana Rosa. Rosa came to Iowa via Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, and now works as an infectious...
Most days, Iowans check in on the news to keep track of the coronavirus pandemic's latest developments in the state. One of the experts we rely on is Dr. Rossana Rosa. Rosa came to Iowa via Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, and now works as an infectious...
The number of Iowans hospitalized due to COVID-19 has doubled in the last few weeks, forcing hospitals like West Burlington's Great River Medical Center to implement emergency procedures in order to prepare for a surge in patients that exceeds its current capacity. At...
The number of Iowans hospitalized due to COVID-19 has doubled in the last few weeks, forcing hospitals like West Burlington's Great River Medical Center to implement emergency procedures in order to prepare for a surge in patients that exceeds its current capacity. At...
The number of Iowans hospitalized due to COVID-19 has doubled in the last few weeks, forcing hospitals like West Burlington's Great River Medical Center to implement emergency procedures in order to prepare for a surge in patients that exceeds its current capacity. At...
A school district in Southeast Iowa is turning to its staff to help volunteer at the local hospital as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue at a record-breaking pace across the state. In Burlington, where the public school district and Catholic high...
Congresswoman Cindy Axne out-performed the top-of-ticket margin in Fremont County by nearly 15 percentage points, lending credibility to the Democrat's belief that her visibility in Iowa's 3rd Congressional District helped put her over the top on a day when other...
Recounts are all but certain to be requested in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, the question is where they will occur. As of Tuesday afternoon, Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks leads Democrat Rita Hart 196,852 votes to 196,812, a margin of only 40 votes,...
Recounts are all but certain to be requested in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, the question is where they will occur. As of Tuesday afternoon, Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks leads Democrat Rita Hart 196,852 votes to 196,812, a margin of only 40 votes,...
Days after the frenzy of the election I received text messages from friends asking, “What’s wrong with your people, why are they voting for Trump?” Memes, either angry or making fun of “those Latinos,” began to pop up on social media right away. Before Election Day, a...
Days after the frenzy of the election I received text messages from friends asking, “What’s wrong with your people, why are they voting for Trump?” Memes, either angry or making fun of “those Latinos,” began to pop up on social media right away. Before Election Day, a...
Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican in Iowa, the way races played out up and down the ballot Tuesday night was surprising. The “blue wave” Democrats were counting on after four years of President Trump was in fact a red one that swept through the Des Moines...
Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican in Iowa, the way races played out up and down the ballot Tuesday night was surprising. The “blue wave” Democrats were counting on after four years of President Trump was in fact a red one that swept through the Des Moines...
Last night was a disaster for Iowa Democrats up and down the ballot, an across-the-board loss that will impact state government and elections for cycles to come. There are many, many reasons for last night's red wave in Iowa — if anyone tries to explain it all with...
If Republican campaigns are being honest with themselves, even they were not predicting this massive of a victory on all electoral levels last night in Iowa. Republicans will not only maintain full control of state government, they will significantly expand their...
Less than 300 votes separate Democrat Rita Hart and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks in the 2nd Congressional District, ensuring a longer wait to find out the partisan makeup of Iowa's federal delegation. As of 12:50 a.m. Wednesday, Miller-Meeks leads Hart 196,769...
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst secured a second term on Tuesday night after a long-fought race against Theresa Greenfield that kept people guessing which way this swing state would break. The Associated Press called the race at 11:37 p.m. for Ernst. The senator leads Greenfield...
President Donald Trump will carry Iowa for a second time, where rural voters helped the Republican hold on to the state's six electoral votes. The Associated Press called the race in Iowa at 11:30 for Trump. The president leads Biden 53%-45.2%. Given Biden's...
Congresswoman Cindy Axne narrowly kept Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District blue today with a win — for the second time in a row — over Republican candidate David Young. With 100% of precincts reporting, Axne leads Young 49% to 47.6%, according to unofficial election...
The best feeling in the world is waking up in a calm, almost zen-like mood on Election Day after a very long campaign. Campaign staffers know what I'm talking about — it's when you know you have all your get-out-the-vote shifts filled, the call/walk packets are ready,...
While campaigning across the state for down-ballot GOP candidates last week, Republican elected officials repeatedly highlighted a reason to hold onto all chambers of Iowa government: so as not to halt their agenda. Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley...
Democrat Theresa Greenfield is a scrappy farm kid who knows the price of corn. Republican Joni Ernst is a member of President Donald Trump’s inner circle, working with him to defeat a dangerous liberal agenda. That’s how the U.S. Senate candidates sold themselves to...
Democrat Theresa Greenfield is a scrappy farm kid who knows the price of corn. Republican Joni Ernst is a member of President Donald Trump’s inner circle, working with him to defeat a dangerous liberal agenda. That’s how the U.S. Senate candidates sold themselves to...
The battle for control of the Iowa Statehouse is getting even more interesting as we're about to reach the finish line. The last finance report put out Friday shows new races coming onto the board late for Democrats, while Republicans have fully pulled out of some...
