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  • Abby Finkenauer Raises $300,000+ In Q4 For Top-Targeted IA-01 Race

    January 4, 2018

    In one of Democrats’ best hopes for flipping a Midwestern Republican congressional district, a leading Democratic challenger for Iowa’s 1st District has raised over $300,000 in the 4th quarter reporting period. State Representative Abby Finkenauer’s campaign informed Starting Line today that they should be posting a total of around $302,000 or $303,000 for the final…

    Abby Finkenauer Raises $300,000+ In Q4 For Top-Targeted IA-01 Race
  • By The Numbers: TV Ad Buys In The Democratic Gubernatorial Primary

    April 18, 2018

    With under seven weeks left to the Democratic primary on June 5, the TV airways are starting to fill up with campaign ads. While every candidate has traveled the state, spoken at Democratic events, participated in countless forums and drawn media coverage, the reality is that the majority of Democratic primary-goers get informed about their…

    By The Numbers: TV Ad Buys In The Democratic Gubernatorial Primary
  • How Cathy Glasson Stared Down Intimidation Efforts To Form Her Union

    October 10, 2017

    When the ballots were being counted to determine whether or not University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics healthcare workers would unionize, Cathy Glasson – the person who had led the effort for months – wasn’t in the room. Glasson was instead working a 12-hour shift in the intensive care unit where she served as a…

    How Cathy Glasson Stared Down Intimidation Efforts To Form Her Union
  • Reynolds’ Budget Crisis Putting Iowa Penitentiary Staff At Risk

    November 3, 2017

    Escalating violence at the Iowa Department of Corrections’ (DOC) facilities are endangering both correctional officers as well as offenders. Reynolds’ budget crisis is driving Iowa correctional facilities to pack offenders together, stretching prisons beyond maximum capacity by nearly 14%. The Republican-controlled Legislature added to the chaos by cutting funding for DOC by $7.6 million from…

  • Like Father, Like Son: Nate Boulton’s Campaign Is A Union Family Affair

    September 29, 2017

    When State Senator Nate Boulton received the endorsement of Steelworkers Local 310 at their union hall earlier this year, he was in a familiar place. Boulton and his family travelled from their home in Columbus Junction to the Des Moines labor headquarters for Christmas parties a few times when he was in elementary school. But…

    Like Father, Like Son: Nate Boulton’s Campaign Is A Union Family Affair
  • Trump’s Sham Proposal Could Cripple Legal Immigration

    February 2, 2018

    President Trump’s latest immigration proposal appears to offer the 1.8 million Dreamers protection, but the rest of his proposal would severely restrict legal immigration. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused President Donald Trump of “using a proposed path for citizenship for young undocumented immigrants as cover for making sweeping — and damaging — changes to…

    Trump’s Sham Proposal Could Cripple Legal Immigration
  • Race To Watch: Cavanagh And James Compete For Finkenauer’s HD 99

    June 3, 2018

    While a lot of eyes are on Abby Finkenauer’s bid to take on Rod Blum in the 1st District, one of the biggest contests on June 5 will be between the three Democrats looking to replace her in the Iowa House. Two of those candidates, Lindsay James and Brad Cavanagh, have been locked in a…

    Race To Watch: Cavanagh And James Compete For Finkenauer’s HD 99
  • Abby Finkenauer Nabs Important Laborers Endorsement

    September 21, 2017

    State Representative Abby Finkenauer added another key group to her list of supporters in Democrats’ 1st District primary this week. The Great Plains Laborers have endorsed Finkenauer, making them the seventh labor union to support her in her bid to take on Republican Congressman Rod Blum. “Having grown up in a union home, Abby knows…

    Abby Finkenauer Nabs Important Laborers Endorsement
  • A Day In The Life Of A Nate Boulton Field Organizer

    February 5, 2018

    Later this evening, thousands of dedicated Iowa Democrats will trudge through the snow and the cold to attend their local precinct caucus. It’s expected to see the largest attendance ever for a non-presidential year caucus, but the stakes involved with the gubernatorial primary alone don’t ensure people turn out. Phone calls, meetings, trainings and door-knocking…

    A Day In The Life Of A Nate Boulton Field Organizer
  • Did DMACC Get Too Involved In Trustee Board Race?

    September 10, 2017

    What’s the proper role for a school administration in public elections for their governing board, whether it be for a community college board of trustees or a school board? For publicly funded institutions, the law is pretty clear: neutrality. You wouldn’t think to see the superintendent of the Des Moines Public Schools out campaigning for…

    Did DMACC Get Too Involved In Trustee Board Race?
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