by Luke Martz | Jun 14, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress
Yesterday, Cindy Axne launched her first ad of the cycle, attacking Zach Nunn for a baseless claim exploiting a local tragedy. Last summer, a child died at Des Moines’ Adventureland amusement park. Axne’s ad tries to tie this tragedy to an unrelated...
by Luke Martz | Jun 10, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress
Inflation and rising costs may be consuming the news headlines, but it has fallen to the bottom of Democratic Iowa Senate candidate Mike Franken’s priority list on the campaign trail. According to new data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the prices of...
by Luke Martz | Jun 10, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress
Retired Navy Admiral Mike Franken clinched a decisive victory in this week’s Democrat senate primary over former Rep. Abby Finkenauer. Franken won over 55 percent of the vote, with Finkenauer winning 40 percent and physician Glenn Hurst winning just under five...
by Luke Martz | Jun 9, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress
State Sen. Zach Nunn’s decisive win in Iowa’s third congressional district’s Republican primary earlier this week has energized efforts by Republican activists and officials to flip the seat in November. Nunn swept the primary with nearly two-thirds of the vote....
by Luke Martz | Jun 1, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress
A recent Drag Show involving high school students in Ankeny High school has raised parent concerns over its appropriateness. The Ankeny Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) hosted a drag event as an end-of-the-year event, where performers from the Des Moines metro used the...
by Caleb Lillquist | May 27, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress, Opinion
Just when you thought it could not get any worse for Franken, his campaign continues to tout endorsements that hold no value in his run against Senator Chuck Grassley. Franken has recently been endorsed by Patty Judge, Jean Lloyd-Jones, and Bonnie Campbell. The...
