New Iowa Registration Numbers Post-Primary And What They Mean
The Iowa Secretary of State’s office released this morning the updated registration totals for July, which are the first to show major shifts from the... Read more.
New Poll Has Clinton Crushing Trump In Iowa, Grassley Up 1% (With Caveats)
A new Loras Poll released on Thursday showed Hillary Clinton easily defeating Donald Trump in Iowa by over 14 points, 48.2% to 33.8% in a... Read more.
Iowa Supreme Court Delivers Voting Rights Setback
The Iowa Supreme Court delivered a major blow this morning to the efforts to extend voting rights to people convicted of felonies. In a 4-3 decision,... Read more.
What Other Judges Can And Can’t Grassley Ignore?
Patty Judge has framed herself in this year’s Iowa Senate race as “the Judge Grassley can’t ignore,” referring to Senator Chuck Grassley’s refusal to ... Read more.
Remember, Iowa: Here’s What Donald Trump Thinks Of Wind Energy
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took some time this past week to visit the all-important swing state of Scotland, during a visit to the opening... Read more.
Failed Candidate Tom Fiegen Calls On Defeating ALL Democrats
Former U.S. Senate candidate Tom Fiegen has not taken his blowout defeat in this month’s primary very well. After receiving a mere 6.8% of the vote... Read more.
Terry Branstad’s Mental Health Care Crisis
Guest post from House Democratic Leader Mark Smith Dead last. That’s Iowa’s new ranking in mental health beds available for our citizens. It’s an embar... Read more.
4 Ways Mark Lofgren’s Policies Are Spookier Than Muscatine’s Men In Black
There’s some spooky stuff going on in Muscatine these days: shadowy men in black trench coats are reportedly standing on the side of rural and... Read more.
Monica Vernon Gets Ground Game Assist From Progressive Turnout Project
Democrats will be getting some extra ground forces in their battle to flip Iowa’s 1st District back to their control. The Progressive Turnout Project is... Read more.
“Legalizing All Drugs” Makes The Iowa Dems Platform Too Easy To Ignore
During a lengthy state convention this weekend, the new official platform for the Iowa Democratic Party got notably more progressive, thanks in particular to th... Read more.