Former Iowa state Rep. Christina Bohannan (D) officially announced her third consecutive bid to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) on Tuesday. Bohannan is a former law professor who served in the Iowa House from 2021-23. Bohannan had two unsuccessful bids against Miller-Meeks in 2022 and 2024. Last November, the Democrat came within 0.2 […]
After U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) controversial Medicaid comments, another Democrat has joined the Iowa Senate race with intentions of replacing the Republican incumbent.
Last Friday, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed Senate File 175, a Republican-written piece of legislation that mandates schools to teach about the “humanity of the unborn child” to grades 5-12.
U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) has previously claimed to oppose foreign investments in U.S. farmland. But he recently voted down an amendment to help the Department of Agriculture track these investments.
Last week, Reps. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Zach Nunn (R-IA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced House Resolution 382, a procedural move to oppose legislation that cuts Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP). Eight days after the resolution was introduced, all three representatives voted in favor of a plan to slash as much as $300 billion from SNAP.
On Tuesday, the Republican-controlled Iowa state legislature approved House File 856, a bill that would ban Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public entities in Iowa.
Iowa state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D-West Des Moines) has announced her candidacy for the state’s 3rd Congressional District, which is currently held by Rep. Zach Nunn (R).
Republican state legislatures across the Heartland are working to slash taxes for the rich, while shifting more financial burden to the middle class.
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) has undergone a complete shift on President Donald Trump’s tariff policies as her state is projected to be hit hard by trade war.
