by Amie Rivers | 11 21, 2023 | LGBTQ POLITICS, POLITICS
The Dec. 5 run-off election in Waterloo will be a match-up between a progressive voice on the city council who fights for LGBTQ protections and one who “clearly doesn’t.” That’s according to Jonathan Grieder, the progressive voice in that race...
by Ty Rushing | 11 16, 2023 | ELECTION POLITICS, POLITICS
Staff members for the nonpartisan Iowa board that oversees the integrity of political campaigns received numerous threats related to the city and school elections that took place earlier this month. During Thursday’s Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board meeting,...
by Ty Rushing | 11 16, 2023 | ELECTION POLITICS, IA-01, IA-02, IA-03, IA-04, POLITICS
Iowa’s 2024 congressional races are starting to take shape as all four Republican officeholders have at least one Democratic challenger and, in one instance, a primary challenger. So who’s running for what office and where? Here’s a simple overview of Iowa’s four...
by Ty Rushing | 11 08, 2023 | EDUCATION POLITICS, ELECTION POLITICS, POLITICS
Candidates backed by Moms for Liberty, an organization that has supported private school vouchers, anti-LGBTQ legislation, and book bans in Iowa, lost in school board races across the state Tuesday. Since its inception, Moms for Liberty has helped fuel national...
by Amie Rivers | 11 07, 2023 | EDUCATION POLITICS, ELECTION POLITICS, POLITICS
Though the largest school bond in state history failed, three out of four sitting Cedar Rapids school board members kept their seats, with only the District 4 seat changing hands. Seven board members serve staggered four-year terms. Four of those (two at-large as well...
by Amie Rivers | 11 07, 2023 | EDUCATION POLITICS, ELECTION POLITICS, POLITICS
Two incumbents and a progressive candidate endorsed by both the teachers’ union and One Iowa were voted onto the Waukee school board Tuesday. Three school board seats were open this year. Current board president Wendy Marsh took the most votes, with an even...
by Amie Rivers | 11 07, 2023 | EDUCATION POLITICS, ELECTION POLITICS, POLITICS
Progressives endorsed by the teachers union swept the Urbandale school board race, though the lone incumbent just squeaked back into her seat. Six candidates were running for four open seats, all at-large. Katherine Howsare, who has been on the school board for eight...
by Ty Rushing | 11 03, 2023 | EDUCATION POLITICS
As Iowa school board elections have become more political, the costs associated with running for a volunteer position that decides everything from budgets to bus routes have also increased. Campaign disclosure reports for city and school board candidates, city and...
by Ty Rushing | 11 01, 2023 | EDUCATION POLITICS, POLITICS
When Sean Cully launched a Facebook page for his Dallas Center-Grimes (DCG) School Board campaign, his intro stated that he wanted to “protect students, parents and educators from wokeism!” Shortly afterward, Cully scrapped that language. In the new intro, Cully said...
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