by Caleb Lillquist | Jan 10, 2022 | Education, Legislature, Opinion, State Politics, Taxation
Prominent Republicans gathered for the annual Iowa GOP Legislative breakfast to kick off the first day of the Iowa 2020 legislative session. The yearly event sets the tone for the session and is an opportunity for party members to socialize and share ideas and...
by Luke Martz | Dec 1, 2021 | Legislature
Lefty political Twitter was aflame today about Sarah Trone Garriott moving from her lefty enclave of Woke-sor Heights into the relatively competitive Dallas County suburbs of West Des Moines. In the new district, she would face Senate President Jake Chapman. ...
by Luke Martz | Nov 29, 2021 | Legislature
The Senate State of Iowa Eighty-ninth General Assembly STATEHOUSE Des Moines, Iowa 50319 For Immediate Release: Monday, November 29, 2021 Contact: Caleb Hunter 515-281-6043 Whitver to Seek Re-election to Iowa Senate ANKENY – Senate...
by Luke Martz | Oct 21, 2021 | Legislature, State Politics
The only people playing politics with Iowa’s redistricting process and the maps are Iowa Democrats. Both times legislative maps have been released this fall, House and Senate Democrat leaders have actually endorsed passing the maps BEFORE they were even released...
by Luke Martz | Oct 13, 2021 | Legislature, State Politics
Republican Jon Dunwell has won a special election for House Seat 29 in the Iowa Legislature. Dunwell defeated Democrat Steve Mullan. The victory marks the first time the seat has been flipped from one party to another in 46 years. In a statement released to the public...
by Luke Martz | Sep 27, 2021 | Governor, Legislature
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Monday morning that under her and Republican legislative leadership, the State of Iowa would end the 2021 fiscal year with a $1,238.6 billion budget surplus in its General Fund. “Iowa is in a very strong financial position due to...
