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Across the Midwest, a new problem is emerging that affects not only life here, but supply chains for the whole country. Increasingly, workers at meatpacking plants in states like Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota are testing positive for the coronavirus, forcing some...
Guest op-ed from Jonathan Grieder, a Waterloo City Councilmember Local government is key and fundamental to our system of government here in Iowa. In fact, it’s so important that in 1968 Iowa voters codified home rule into the Iowa Constitution. Local city councils,...
Guest op-ed from Jonathan Grieder, a Waterloo City Councilmember Local government is key and fundamental to our system of government here in Iowa. In fact, it’s so important that in 1968 Iowa voters codified home rule into the Iowa Constitution. Local city councils,...
Guest op-ed from Jonathan Grieder, a Waterloo City Councilmember Local government is key and fundamental to our system of government here in Iowa. In fact, it’s so important that in 1968 Iowa voters codified home rule into the Iowa Constitution. Local city councils,...
All that time in Boston turned out to be a waste. For eleven months after the New England Patriots won Super Bowl 53, the industrial-sports-media complex focused endless hours debating whether Tom Brady would defy his age and do it again. Sure, the Patriot's offense...
All that time in Boston turned out to be a waste. For eleven months after the New England Patriots won Super Bowl 53, the industrial-sports-media complex focused endless hours debating whether Tom Brady would defy his age and do it again. Sure, the Patriot's offense...
Giffords, a nonprofit gun safety organization founded by former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, is wading into Iowa's U.S. Senate race with its endorsement of Democratic candidate Theresa Greenfield. A mass shooting survivor, former Congresswoman Giffords...
During this time of crisis and social distancing, we keep talking about the heroes without a cape that are on the front lines working, even at their own risk and that of their families. The well-deserved list includes doctors and nurses that are working long hours to...
During this time of crisis and social distancing, we keep talking about the heroes without a cape that are on the front lines working, even at their own risk and that of their families. The well-deserved list includes doctors and nurses that are working long hours to...
During this time of crisis and social distancing, we keep talking about the heroes without a cape that are on the front lines working, even at their own risk and that of their families. The well-deserved list includes doctors and nurses that are working long hours to...
Guest op-ed from Crystal Schrader, the County Chair of the Warren County Democrats. With Warren County starting to trend more Republican over the past few years, the Warren County Democrats realized that we needed to start bringing new people into the party and...
Guest op-ed from Lori Young, President of JustVoices and a resident of Des Moines. It’s been going on for decades in Des Moines, racial profiling that is. And for decades, different people and organizations have attempted to bring it to light and stop it, with little...
Guest op-ed from Lori Young, President of JustVoices and a resident of Des Moines. It’s been going on for decades in Des Moines, racial profiling that is. And for decades, different people and organizations have attempted to bring it to light and stop it, with little...
As attention has finally moved away from the caucuses, there are plenty of other races in Iowa gearing up for the June primaries and beyond. A couple of those races, happening in rural House districts, feature political newcomers taking on Republican incumbents....
As attention has finally moved away from the caucuses, there are plenty of other races in Iowa gearing up for the June primaries and beyond. A couple of those races, happening in rural House districts, feature political newcomers taking on Republican incumbents....
While Republicans at the Iowa Statehouse advance a host of right-wing bills this session, many strong Democratic challengers in key swing districts are putting together their campaigns for the fall elections. Several of them that launched their campaigns last year...
Guest op-ed from Patty Judge, chair of Focus on Rural America For more than a decade, Iowa’s overall population has been steady. With a very modest growth rate, our state population has hovered around 3.1 million people. If you live in Polk County this may surprise...
Guest op-ed from Patty Judge, chair of Focus on Rural America For more than a decade, Iowa’s overall population has been steady. With a very modest growth rate, our state population has hovered around 3.1 million people. If you live in Polk County this may surprise...
As the official filing season has begun for Iowa state and federal races, news of legislator retirements and candidate announcements have shaken up the forming 2020 battleground map. Several of the developments should benefit Democrats' hopes of retaking the Iowa...
As the official filing season has begun for Iowa state and federal races, news of legislator retirements and candidate announcements have shaken up the forming 2020 battleground map. Several of the developments should benefit Democrats' hopes of retaking the Iowa...
As the official filing season has begun for Iowa state and federal races, news of legislator retirements and candidate announcements have shaken up the forming 2020 battleground map. Several of the developments should benefit Democrats' hopes of retaking the Iowa...
And we're off. The official filing period for Iowa elected offices has begun. Between today and March 13, state and federal candidates looking to put their name on the June 2 primary ballot are dropping off their signature-filled petition sheets with the Secretary of...
Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield unveiled a detailed policy proposal today to "end political corruption" and ban "dark money" groups from influencing elections. The first in her "Jobs that Need to Get Done" series, Greenfield's "Plan to End Political Corruption" is...
With the Iowa Caucus behind us, all eyes now turn to the competitive U.S. Senate race in Iowa, where Sen. Joni Ernst faces a challenging reelection. Her race should be a key battleground in determining which party controls the nation's upper chamber. Democrats need to...
Burlington state Sen. Tom Greene will not seek a second term in the Iowa Legislature, leaving open a swing seat that is considered a must-win for Democrats who are desperate to gain more leverage in a chamber where they are greatly outnumbered. Greene, elected to...
Though two separate precincts were packed together in a middle school gym, the night was relatively conflict-free. Des Moines 6 and 18, on the north side of the city, were on two sides of the gymnasium at Harding Middle School. They ran pretty well, especially under...
Though two separate precincts were packed together in a middle school gym, the night was relatively conflict-free. Des Moines 6 and 18, on the north side of the city, were on two sides of the gymnasium at Harding Middle School. They ran pretty well, especially under...
No candidate in this 2020 race has had as much unexpected success as Andrew Yang. The New York entrepreneur has endured in a race where so many experienced candidates dropped out, he's out-raised much of the field with his grassroots army and has brought the universal...
No candidate in this 2020 race has had as much unexpected success as Andrew Yang. The New York entrepreneur has endured in a race where so many experienced candidates dropped out, he's out-raised much of the field with his grassroots army and has brought the universal...
No candidate in this 2020 race has had as much unexpected success as Andrew Yang. The New York entrepreneur has endured in a race where so many experienced candidates dropped out, he's out-raised much of the field with his grassroots army and has brought the universal...
