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One Rulebook, Not Ninety-Nine: How Iowa Can Cut Red Tape and Keep Energy Affordable
Our legislature has created an environment where businesses want to invest because they know there is a stable, fair and reliable business environment. But that reputation is at risk if we allow a growing tangle of local rules, moratoria, and ad-hoc restrictions to take the place of a coherent statewide policy – especially at a time when President Trump and many red-state governors are prioritizing permitting reform.
Grassley: Working Families Tax Cuts Law Puts Money Back in People’s Pockets
Touring local factories allows me to learn about the high-quality products made right here in Iowa. I particularly enjoy conversations with workers on the shop floor. For example, in Indianola, I met with more than 100 workers who are part of a 100% employee-owned company that manufactures mobile concrete carriers for customers around the world. In Eddyville, I met with Iowans who produce a value-added corn product used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. In Panora, I learned about a homegrown business started by Iowa State graduates who turned their dream into a thriving tunneling business that employs 40 people and runs large-scale projects around the country.
“Instagram is Not Safe”: AG Bird Sues Meta for Deceiving Iowa Parents and Addicting Children
The core of the state’s case centers on a massive discrepancy between Instagram’s self-assigned safety ratings and the reality of the content available on the platform. While Instagram rates itself as “suitable for teens 17 and under” (12+, 13+, or T), the Attorney General’s office asserts that the platform is a gateway to high-risk material. According to the filing, Meta’s internal moderators and algorithms allow “rampant” exposure to…
Miller-Meeks Delivers: $209M Investment Recharging Southeast Iowa Rural Hospitals
Iowa is leading the nation in a massive effort to save rural hospitals. As the first state to tap into the new $50 billion federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), Iowa is deploying an initial $209 million to stabilize small-town clinics and bring specialty...
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Iowa’s Voter Map by the Numbers: The GOP Lead and the Rise of the Independent
Republicans still hold the high ground in Iowa with 701,962 active voters, barely breaking a sweat with only a tiny dip since late 2024. The real momentum is in the middle, where “No Party” registrations have surged by 37,160 to become the state’s fastest-growing group
Opinion: Iowa’s Role at the Intersection of Trade and Security
These risks are not hypothetical. They include the potential for cyberattacks that expose sensitive networks, compromise credentials, introduce malicious code, or exploit weaknesses in existing
hardware and software. China has also demonstrated the ability to embed backdoor access in certain technologies and communications devices, including drones. Against this backdrop, the executive order seeks to safeguard Iowa’s critical infrastructure by ensuring the security of systems that support public health, the power grid, drinking water, and
the food supply, areas where vulnerabilities could have far-reaching consequences.
Homecoming for a Trailblazer: Iowa Senate Honors U.S. Senator Joni Ernst
First elected to the Senate in the 2014 Republican wave, Ernst has been a fixture of Iowa’s political landscape for over a decade. While her influence in Washington has remained formidable, she shared in September 2025 that she would not seek reelection in 2026, choosing instead to focus on her growing family. The Senate’s tribute today felt less like a standard greeting and more like a definitive “thank you” to a leader.
Rob Sand’s Plan to Import California’s Election Chaos to Iowa
After nearly a year on the campaign trail, the State Auditor has finally unveiled his first major policy proposal. It’s a radical plan to “tear down” the state’s gold-standard election system and replace it with a chaotic, California-style experiment.
Record Revealed: Sarah Trone Garriott Backs Sex Ed for Kindergarteners, Men in Women’s Sports, & Trans Surgeries for Minors
She voted against legislation prohibiting life-altering gender transition procedures for minors, including the use of puberty blockers and surgical procedures on children.
She voted against preventing biological men from competing in girls’ sports.
She voted against requiring students to use school bathrooms that correspond with their biological sex.
Ballot Challenge Hearing for Eddie Andrews Delayed as Questions Raised Over Process and Signatures
Bush, the individual who filed the objection, has known connections within Iowa conservative political circles. Public records show he has donated to the campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Steen, and Facebook friends with Steen and his wife, Kasey. Observers have also pointed to overlap between those involved and networks aligned with conservative commentator Steve Deace, advising the Steen campaign, whose political network has been active in similar efforts. Together, those connections add context to what might otherwise be a routine ballot access dispute.
Miller Meeks: Washington Gridlock Is Grounding America
Delays are piling up. Flights are being canceled. Travel plans are being disrupted for families, business travelers, and communities across the country. But the real story behind the chaos isn’t weather or demand, it’s a failure in Washington to do its most basic job: fund the government.
A Department of Homeland Security shutdown doesn’t hurt politicians. It hurts the people who keep this country running safely every single day.
The Great Voter ID Gaslight: Why Senate Democrats Fear the Ballot Box
Forty-seven Democrats—joined by Senator Lisa Murkowski—decided to tell the American people that the SAVE America Act doesn’t even deserve the dignity of a floor debate. This position isn’t just out of step with Iowans; it’s out of step with their own voter. The numbers are staggering. Eighty-three percent of Americans want voter ID. That includes a whopping 71% of Democrats. Read that again. Nearly three-quarters of their own party base agrees that you should have to show an ID to vote.
The “Iowa Model” Wins: New Report Ranks Iowa #1 Most Affordable State in the Nation
“While rising costs have challenged households across the country, Iowa stands out for maintaining strong affordability,” said Zachary Milne, Senior Economist at the Common Sense Institute. “Incomes have grown faster than expenses here, allowing families to keep more of what they earn.”
The CSI report confirms that Iowa is a national leader in economic resilience. By rejecting the high-tax, high-spend mentality of places like Illinois and California and doubling down on conservative principles, Governor Reynolds and the GOP have made Iowa the best place in America to raise a family and grow a business.
