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Iowa Auditor Rob Sand, a Democratic candidate for governor, answered questions from reporters at his campaign headquarters in Des Moines April 2, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand calls for term, age limits on elected officials

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand told reporters Thursday he believes issues like term limits and age limits for elected officials and mandatory prison sentences for stealing tax dollars ...

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Health care Average Iowans face losing health insurance By MARK MORAN Iowa News Connection – 1/05/26

More than 110,000 Iowans stand to lose health insurance or pay sharply higher premiums if Congress elects not to extend tax cuts that currently make coverage more affordable.House members have said ...

Abortion County chairs for Ashley Hinson’s Senate campaign have multiple ties to far-right extremists By Richard Eberwein – 12/18/25

Multiple members of U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson’s (R-IA) county leadership team for her U.S. Senate campaign in Iowa have ties to far-right and extremist views.

Environment Iowa environmental researchers push back on clean water claims By MARK MORAN Iowa News Connection – 12/15/25

The Iowa Farm Bureau has released a statement claiming that the state’s waterways are becoming cleaner, despite evidence that nitrates and phosphates are higher than ever. The chemicals are ...

Elections BLEEDING HEARTLAND: Miller-Meeks touts praise from Trump in taxpayer-funded ads By LAURA BELIN Bleeding Heartland – 12/08/25

Originally published on Dec. 7 “Good job you did! Great job,” President Donald Trump says to U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks in a 30-second commercial that has reached thousands of ...

Economy Tariffs trickle down to Iowa consumers By MARK MORAN Iowa News Connection – 12/01/25

Trump administration tariffs designed to level the economic playing field are hitting average Iowans. Some are unable to afford basic necessities because prices have spiked. The tariffs have ...

Economy Government jobs restart slowly in Iowa By MARK MORAN Iowa News Connection – 11/17/25

After a record-long, 43-day shutdown, the federal government is slowly coming back online. But workers in Iowa will slowly return to their jobs. Iowa AFL-CIO President Charlie Wishman said many ...

Health care Iowans send clear message: Miller-Meeks booed at town hall for supporting Medicaid cuts By Richard Eberwein – 11/11/25

U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) received boos from constituents at her in-person town hall after she defended the massive Medicaid cuts she voted for.

Elections BLEEDING HEARTLAND: Thoughts on Randy Feenstra’s weird, weak campaign rollout By LAURA BELIN Bleeding Heartland – 11/03/25

Originally published on Nov. 2 At long last, U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra confirmed on October 28 that he’s running for governor. For all of his talk about “taking Iowa to new ...

Economy Shutdown could eliminate Iowa child nutrition assistance By MARK MORAN Iowa News Connection – 10/20/25

A new report from a prominent food and environmental advocacy group reveals that at least one in four Iowa children under the age of five and their families are at risk of losing critical nutrition ...

Democracy ‘No Kings’ rallies galvanize smaller cities and towns throughout Heartland By Austin Linfante – 10/20/25

Last Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies garnered an estimated 7 million people to rally against President Donald Trump and his administration’s monarch-like control of power. Much of the attention has been on the largest rallies in cities like New York City, Chicago, Washington D.C. and San Francisco.

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