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Migrant Family Separation and Detention: Violating the Constitution

July 5, 2018

Guest piece from Caleb Gates, a refugee case manager and advocacy specialist in Cedar Rapids. He read this as a speech at a recent Families Belong Together Rally. We, the people of the United States, immigrants and descendants of immigrants, denounce the separation and detention of immigrant families by our government. President Trump’s policies separate…

Migrant Family Separation and Detention: Violating the Constitution

Several Counties See Early Vote Jumps Before Primary

May 20, 2018

Woodbury County is voting their butts off. New early vote data from Friday shows a big jump in absentee ballot requests in several counties. The Northwest Iowa county anchored by Sioux City saw a particularly large increase, bringing them to the fourth-most in the state and nearly surpassing Johnson County. (See our earlier post from…

Several Counties See Early Vote Jumps Before Primary

Abby Finkenauer Raises Nearly Half Million In Latest Report

April 10, 2018

State Representative Abby Finkenauer will post another strong fundraising total for her bid to take on Congressman Rod Blum in Iowa’s highly-targeted 1st District. Finkenauer’s campaign tells Starting Line they raised over $480,000 in the 1st quarter of 2018, bringing her total raised during this cycle to $1.1 million. That’s more than Monica Vernon, the…

Abby Finkenauer Raises Nearly Half Million In Latest Report

Anti-Trump Welcome Sign For Ivanka Banned, Progress Iowa Says

March 18, 2018

Progress Iowa, a progressive issue advocacy group, had hoped to welcome Ivanka Trump to Des Moines on Monday with a billboard near the Des Moines airport. However, Lamar Advertising, the company that owns the signs, apparently dubbed their message as too “controversial” and rejected the design just a day and a half before it was…

Anti-Trump Welcome Sign For Ivanka Banned, Progress Iowa Says

Nate Boulton Accusations Rock Gubernatorial Primary

May 23, 2018

The Democratic gubernatorial primary may very well have ended today when the Des Moines Register published a story of three women’s accusations of sexually inappropriate behavior they experienced from Senator Nate Boulton. The report from Brianne Pfannenstiel detailed encounters that three women had in bars where Boulton allegedly touched them in a sexual and unwanted…

Nate Boulton Accusations Rock Gubernatorial Primary

Fred Hubbell Pulling Away In Democratic Primary, Poll Finds

May 8, 2018

Des Moines businessman Fred Hubbell holds a substantial lead over the rest of the Democratic gubernatorial field, according to a new poll released this morning. A Remington Research Group poll commissioned by KBUR Radio of Burlington showed Hubbell at 46%, well above the needed 35% threshold to avoid a primary. Senator Nate Boulton comes in second…

Fred Hubbell Pulling Away In Democratic Primary, Poll Finds

Race To Watch: Wahls And Weiner Compete In High-Profile Senate Contest

June 4, 2018

Primary contests for open, safe legislative seats for either party often draw multiple candidates and generate serious competition. Such is certainly the case for Democrats in Senate District 37, where fundraising and spending may set a record for a legislative primary. Four Democrats are running in the Johnson and Cedar County-based seat to replace retiring Senator…

Joni Ernst Failing To Defend Democracy She Once Fought To Protect

July 17, 2018

Yesterday was not a good day for America, to put it lightly. After President Donald Trump’s disastrous press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the country’s attention shifted to Republican lawmakers and leaders, wondering if this was finally the bridge too far. In Iowa, the reaction was either silence or light criticism. None suggested any…

Joni Ernst Failing To Defend Democracy She Once Fought To Protect

Ross Wilburn: An Exceptional Candidate In A Crowded Field

March 20, 2018

Guest post from Matt Chapman Caucus night in Dallas County was windy and the snow felt like being hit by a sandblaster. Almost six inches fell on Super Bowl Sunday the night before, but Democrats in Waukee still showed up for the caucus and we did our party business. The next day was a vote…

Ross Wilburn: An Exceptional Candidate In A Crowded Field

Why Is Reynolds Defending Trump’s Trade War?

June 6, 2018

Iowa farm leaders and manufacturing industry leaders have hit the panic button as Trump’s tariffs jeopardize the state’s economy. Trump’s trade war is quickly escalating as China, Mexico, Canada and the European Union have already retaliated or promised to punish Iowa’s agricultural producers. Iowans realize that even though they may not be directly involved in…

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