Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller Meeks’ first in-person town hall all year probably didn’t go as she had hoped. Miller-Meeks was booed when she blamed the Biden administration for farmers’ current struggles.
She also said she supports the Trump administration’s tariffs, which have strained farmers.
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US Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa's 4th Congressional District is tall, as his gubernatorial campaign launch ad wants you to know.
Iowa saw huge turnouts in local voting districts last week, and the results give reason for hope.
The family of Daniel Angel Melendez, an Iowa man arrested by ICE on Nov. 4 at his yearly check-in, pleads with US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) to help bring him home. They spoke at a press conference hosted by Escucha Mi Voz outside of a town hall Rep. Miller-Meeks was hosting on Monday in Keosauqua.
Daniel's wife Maria said Daniel's mother was a police officer in El Salvador, so his family immigrated to the US in 2017 to escape threats of violence. She said she has not heard from her husband since Sunday night, when she was told he is awaiting deportation in Louisiana.
🎥: Escucha Mi Voz
The Affordable Care Act marketplace opened Nov. 1, but enrollees face skyrocketing premiums thanks to Republicans' refusal to extend tax credits. Small business owners and self-employed professionals are feeling the pressure.
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Iowa, welcome to one of the largest bond cycles in state history.
The good news? It’s one thing voters can control.
The bad news? You’ll need to do a little extra reading at the polls. There are 55 separate bond measures on the ballot for the Nov. 4 election, totaling $1.6 million in new debt. Of those, 41 are from school districts that need improvements and renovations they can’t get funded with the state’s education budget.
The success of a bond measure depends on local community support—not the party in power at the state legislature.
✏️: Salina Heller
In case you missed it: Iowa's city and school elections are on Nov. 4.
The government shutdown is holding up food assistance. Health care subsidies threaten to make the Affordable Care Act unaffordable for many Iowans. State Senate hopeful Renee Hardman of West Des Moines says she is running to protect the supports many Iowans depend on.
Hardman is running in a Dec. 30 special election for Iowa Senate District 16, a seat left vacant following the death of Sen. Claire Celsi.
Iowa's DOGE task force recommended changes to the public employee pension system.
Renee Hardman of West Des Moines is a Democrat running in the December special election to fill a state Senate seat. The vacancy was left following the death of Democrat state Sen. Claire Celsi. The special election is December 30.
