by Luke Martz | Jul 6, 2022 | Legislature, State Politics
Democratic state house candidate Sonya Heitshusen recklessly discharged a handgun in her home, shattering her sliding glass door, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Iowa Feld Report. The incident occurred on Monday, June 27th, around 11:20 pm. According to...
by Caleb Lillquist | Jun 30, 2022 | Federal, Policy, State Politics
Republicans across the country have become concerned over recent attacks on pregnancy centers and GOP buildings in the wake of the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling. So concerning is the political violence that Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (...
by Luke Martz | Jun 28, 2022 | Agriculture, Campaigns, State Politics
Touring a family farm in Carson, Agriculture Sec. Mike Naig and Republican attorney general nominee Brenna Bird met with local farmers in Pottawattamie County to discuss issues affecting the agricultural community. Local farmers brought up issues ranging from the...
by Luke Martz | May 20, 2022 | Campaigns, State Politics
Tom Miller’s campaign manager, Jacob Hamblin, has a record of misogynistic and racially charged anti-law enforcement tweets. Tom Miller didn’t tell anyone he hired a new campaign manager, but in the Des Moines Register, a Jacob Hamlin was quoted announcing...
by Luke Martz | May 17, 2022 | Campaigns, State Politics
In a recent interview with Peter Bisbee, executive director of the Republican Attorneys General Association, candidate Brenna Bird and her attorney general campaign are named the “biggest opportunity” for Republicans. Having worked alongside Bird in the past, Bisbee...
by Iowa Field Report | May 5, 2022 | Law Enforcement, Policy, State Politics
Des Moines Black Liberation activists blocked downtown streets in an effort to protest the latest murmurings of overturning Roe V. Wade from the U.S. Supreme Court. Protestors chanted a multitude of chants, one such as “fuck the church, fuck the state, we decide our...
