Governor
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Sand announces 100 Iowa Republicans backing his governor bid
“I don’t know Zach Lahn from a hill of beans,” said one of the more than 100 Republicans now backing the Democratic nominee.
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Rob Sand picks western Iowa farmer as his lieutenant governor running mate
Democratic governor nominee Rob Sand has chosen Crawford County Supervisor Dave Muhlbauer, a fifth-generation farmer and cattleman from western Iowa, as his running mate. A pick to bridge the rural divide.
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Meet Zach Lahn: a Koch-connected political operative running for Iowa governor
Iowa’s new Republican nominee for governor Zach Lahn campaigned as an outsider farmer fighting the political establishment. But before he was “Iowa First,” he was a Koch-connected political operative who blocked Medicaid expansion in Montana, co-founded a Koch-funded private school in Kansas, and barely met Iowa’s residency requirement to run. A look at his resume.
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Trump endorses Feenstra for Iowa governor, despite GOP discontent
Just days before the primary, US Rep. Randy Feenstra got a coveted endorsement from President Donald Trump. A leg-up for a campaign that has struggled to maintain its lead. President Donald Trump endorsed US Rep. Randy Feenstra for governor of Iowa on Thursday, just days before the June 2 Republican primary. “Randy is MAGA all…
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Thousands of Iowa families face tough choices without SNAP support
SNAP benefits will not be issued starting on November 1. Here’s how that’s impacting Iowans.
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Pascual Pedro-Pedro not the only one: Immigration arrests, deportations triple in Iowa
Immigration arrests and deportations in Iowa have tripled. You think Iowa is hollowing out now? It’s about to get worse.
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Reynolds vetoes bill protecting landowners from eminent domain
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed a bill restricting private pipelines’ use of eminent domain, against the wishes of Iowa landowners and farmers.
