Republican Statehouse Emboldened To Move Further Right
Iowa Democrats expected the Republicans in the Legislature would continue their far-right agenda in 2019. Following the experience from the 2017-18 session, Dem... Read more.
Joni Ernst Pretends Climate-Enhanced Flooding Is Natural
Iowa and the Upper Midwest have suffered unprecedented flooding on the Missouri River. It is of historical proportions exceeding the previous 1952 record by 51%... Read more.
Rob Sand Calls On MCOs, Reynolds To Keep Promise To Medicaid Patients
Once again, hundreds of thousands of Iowans dependent on Medicaid have been thrown under the bus as another Managed Care Company (MCO) abandoned them. Last... Read more.
Will Joni Ernst Rip Healthcare Away From Thousands Of Iowans?
The Trump Administration decided this week to ask the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to kill the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Trump Justice Department... Read more.
The Lawsuit Fight To Save Iowa’s Voting Rights
Iowa Democrats owe a debt of gratitude to the Asian and Latino Coalition, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) of Iowa, and Iowa State... Read more.
Ankeny 8th Grader Organizes Des Moines Youth Climate Strike
This Friday, March 15, tens of thousands of the world’s students will strike for climate in 80 different countries. This is predicted to be the... Read more.
Iowa Wind Energy Under Attack By Disinformation Campaign
A very small but vocal group, Coalition for Rural Property Rights, is attacking Iowa’s clean renewable wind industry. This coalition of anti-wind energy fanat... Read more.
The Green New Deal Isn’t New. Obama’s Already Proven It Can Work
The Green New Deal introduced by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) has an inspiring goal of net-zero greenhouse gas em... Read more.
Is Reynolds’ Voting Rights Proposal A Sham?
Democratic legislators and the public should be very suspicious of Governor Reynolds’ proposed constitutional amendment to restore former felons’ voting rig... Read more.
GOP’s 2020 Plan: Shout “Socialist!” At Democrats
Republicans are beginning their 2020 messaging early with campaign attacks that paint all Democrats as socialists. They plan to demonize Democrats as crazy left... Read more.