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Iowa First: A Historic Investment in Rural Health Care

Iowa First: A Historic Investment in Rural Health Care

Iowa has fully allocated its Year 1 funds from the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, making us the first state in the nation to do so. Of the $209 million Iowa received, every single dollar has been directed toward strengthening our health care system, from cancer research and prevention to workforce development, from hospital grants to new tools that give Iowans transparency into exactly where their money is going.

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After Another Defeat, Jim Carlin Decides to Help Democrats

After Another Defeat, Jim Carlin Decides to Help Democrats

Hinson is focused on winning, and Carlin is focused on losing. 

This is hardly a new pattern. Carlin lost his U.S. Senate primary challenge in 2022. He lost his attempt to return to the Iowa Senate in 2024. And earlier this month, Republican primary voters overwhelmingly rejected his Senate bid in favor of Hinson.

Most candidates understand what comes next. You congratulate the winner, support the nominee, and focus on defeating Democrats.

Carlin’s response suggests something different.

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Rob Sand’s Water Quality Problem Isn’t Just Dave Muhlbauer

Rob Sand’s Water Quality Problem Isn’t Just Dave Muhlbauer

This week, Republicans highlighted Iowa Department of Natural Resources records showing Muhlbauer’s family feedlot was the subject of repeated complaints, investigations, and enforcement actions after manure-contaminated runoff entered nearby streams. State regulators ultimately assessed penalties and ordered corrective action after determining Iowa water quality laws had been violated.

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