Payback Time: Iowans Vow Revenge For AHCA Vote
Despite a deluge of phone calls, emails and in-person meetings from concerned Iowans, Iowa Republican Congressmen Rod Blum, David Young and Steve King all voted... Read more.
Iowa Democrat Launches Run For Governor On Star Wars Day
Democrats and progressive activists have often referred to their fight against Donald Trump and Republicans as “The Resistance,” so perhaps it wa... Read more.
Nate Boulton Kicks Off Gubernatorial Bid With Energetic Video
It’s official: State Senator Nate Boulton is running for Iowa Governor. Like, literally running. In an up-beat video that resembled a sports pep rally mor... Read more.
A Plea To 2020 Dems: Come To Iowa Now So We Can Move On
Bernie Sanders ended his campaign nearly ten months ago. Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump about six months ago. And yet, if you regularly peruse... Read more.
Abby Finkenauer Launches Congressional Bid On Working Class Message
Drawing heavily on her life experiences growing up in a working-class family, Dubuque State Representative Abby Finkenauer officially entered the 1st Congressio... Read more.
Polk County Legislators Line Up Behind Josh Mandelbaum
Environmental attorney Josh Mandelbaum’s path to winning a Des Moines City Council seat got easier last month when Christine Hensley announced she was ret... Read more.
AG Miller Throws Wrench Into Branstad’s Departure Plans
You could call it The Revenge Of David Johnson. Ever since the Republican Senator from Northwest Iowa bolted the party over Donald Trump, his former party... Read more.
Will Nate Boulton’s Quick Rise Take Him To Governor’s Office?
Nate Boulton is not the type of candidate that Iowa Democrats have usually put up for statewide office over the past few cycles. He does... Read more.
Todd Prichard’s Plan For Universal Access To Community Colleges
The 2017 legislative session was a disaster for working Iowans. I have never seen an administration fight so hard for low-paying jobs. Iowa can and... Read more.
Dirk Deam Passes On 4th District, Fred Hubbell Rumors Heat Up
Iowa State University professor Dirk Deam won’t be running for the Democratic nomination in Iowa’s 4th District this cycle. His now-ended campaign ... Read more.