Iowa Is In Play, But Rural Voters Are Key
Guest op-ed from former Lt. Gov. Patty Judge and Jeff Link, co-founders of Focus On Rural America. With the Iowa primary on Tuesday, the field... Read more.
A New Spin On The Old Campaign Bus Tour
Guest op-ed from Porter McNeil, a longtime Democratic consultant from the Quad Cities In 2016, roughly 80,000 votes across the upper Midwest proved to be... Read more.
Keep The U.S. In The U.S. Postal Service
Guest post by Mark Sarcone, editor and legislative director for Des Moines’ American Postal Workers Union I am a proud postal worker. During this coronavi... Read more.
Where Iowa Senate Democrats See Their Openings In 2020
Guest op-ed from Jacob Becklund, director of Iowa Democrats’ Senate Majority Fund The 2020 cycle presents a great set of opportunities for Iowa Senate Dem... Read more.
Beall: Franken’s Experience Makes Him Strongest Against Ernst
Guest op-ed by former State Sen. Daryl Beall of Fort Dodge Admiral Mike Franken’s 37-year Navy career catapulted his Northwest Iowa humble beginning to litera... Read more.
Prichard: Transparency Required Before Reynolds Loosens Restrictions
Guest op-ed from House Democratic Leader Todd Prichard On Friday, Governor Reynolds started loosening the public health measures being used to stop the spread o... Read more.
Bernie Sanders Will Continue to Leave a Legacy
Guest op-ed from Sami Scheetz, former Iowa Constituency Outreach Director for Bernie Sanders. For more than 150 years, Iowa has served as a progressive beacon... Read more.
In Pandemic, Gov. Reynolds Oversteps Trusted Local Control
Guest op-ed from Jonathan Grieder, a Waterloo City Councilmember Local government is key and fundamental to our system of government here in Iowa. In fact,... Read more.
State Decisions Undercutting Iowa Cities’ Actions On COVID-19
Guest op-ed from Joy Newcom The men and women elected to lead Iowa’s cities face daunting leadership decisions tied to their COVID-19 responses. This is... Read more.
Don’t Underfund Iowa Schools As They Feed Kids During Pandemic
Guest op-ed from Ellie Miglin, a youth activist, and president of the Roosevelt High School Democrats Youth activism is powerful because of how it highlights... Read more.