by Senator Joni Ernst | Jun 18, 2021 | Agriculture, Congress, Opinion, Policy
A gut punch to Iowans. That’s the only way to describe the Biden Administration’s decision to roll back the previous administration’s Navigable Water Protection Rule. Sadly, for those of us who have been on the frontlines of this fight since 2015, this news is not a...
by Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jun 18, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
Despite the overwhelming scientific evidence of their effectiveness and safety, vaccine hesitancy is still prevalent in the United States. It is miraculous that we were able to develop multiple safe and effective vaccines for COVID-19 so quickly; however, the speed...
by Luke Martz | Jun 15, 2021 | Campaigns, Governor, Opinion
Ras Smith formally announced today what we’ve all known for some time: that he’s running for governor. But for all his time planning, it seems he needed more time planning. Smith launched his campaign this morning with a video that was no doubt attempting to strike a...
by Iowa Field Report | Jun 15, 2021 | Opinion, State Politics
Black liberation protestors gathered yesterday to advocate for the complete abolition of The Des Moines Police Department. With this demand also came calls for the ‘decriminalization of Cannabis,’ the termination of all racists, and against a travel fund for an...
by Luke Martz | Jun 14, 2021 | Campaigns, Opinion
“A mixture of rumor, fact, and speculation.” That was the subject of Michael Gartner’s Civic Skinny column earlier this month, where he blessed us with a few paragraphs of the “some people say” style that the Pulitzer Prize newspaperman has stooped to over the last...
by Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jun 11, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
The men and women who serve in our military deserve our respect, admiration, and gratitude. As a veteran and member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, I can think of no better way to help those transitioning from our military than by giving them access to the...
