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Hinson asks Iowans for ‘gas money’ as fuel costs climb amid Iran war
Ashley Hinson asked Iowans for gas money for her $92,000 bus tour. Iowa diesel is up 81% in a year, and farmers are paying for it in the middle of harvest.
MI-04 incumbent Huizenga continues to skip in-person town halls, both as candidate and congressman
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) hasn’t faced his constituents in an in-person town hall in over a year. Facing a tight reelection fight in Michigan’s 4th Congressional District, Huizenga has restricted live access, added a Ring camera to his district office door and moved public Q&As entirely to screened phone calls.
Iowa’s 1st District: Where Christina Bohannan stands on gun policy
Iowa Democrat Christina Bohannan shoots at the range and backs gun rights. So why has gun safety group Everytown spent nearly $1.5 million boosting her campaign? A look at her voting record and where she stands on assault-style weapons.
Minnesota Senate District 3: Hauschild, Zupancich on fraud and tariffs
Northern Minnesota provides 80% of the iron ore used in automotive steel, leaving the Iron Range directly exposed to Canada’s retaliatory tariffs. In a tight rematch for Minnesota Senate District 3, Grant Hauschild and Andrea Zupancich clashed over state fraud, data centers and the cross-border trade war.
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Data centers investments, personal finances take center stage at Michigan governor debate
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