by Luke Martz | Sep 3, 2026 | Campaigns, Congress, Opinion
Josh Turek wants Iowans to believe he is ready to work with President Donald Trump to secure the southern border. That is the message of “I-35,” the Council Bluffs Democrat’s new television ad. Looking directly into the camera, Turek promises to “work with anyone to...
by Chuck Grassley | Sep 1, 2026 | Congress, Opinion, Policy
Q: What is the Workforce Pell Grant? A: It’s back to school season for families, students and teachers across the state. As students return to the classroom, schedules are filling up with homework and extracurricular activities and parents are off to the races...
by Luke Martz | Aug 12, 2026 | Campaigns, Congress, Opinion
Iowa’s Second District doesn’t just grow corn and beans — it raises hogs. A third of the nation’s hog inventory, to be exact, and IA-02 alone ranks third in the country for hog and pig sales, backing a $10.9 billion industry that moves more than 47...
by Luke Martz | Aug 4, 2026 | Campaigns, Congress, Media, Opinion
There’s a version of this story where a guy who ran for office under a name that wasn’t his gets bounced by a state panel, loses in court, and that’s the end of it. That’s not the version Iowa gets. Instead, the Libertarian Party of Iowa is...
by Luke Martz | Jul 29, 2026 | Campaigns, Congress, Media, Opinion
Democrats are watching their hopes of flipping Iowa’s 3rd District evaporate as Sarah Trone Garriott’s own record keeps surfacing, so the Des Moines Register rode to the rescue with a “fact check.” One small problem: the internet remembers...
by Luke Martz | Jul 24, 2026 | Campaigns, Congress, Opinion
Add “campaign finance disclosures” to the list of things Josh Turek apparently hasn’t had time to read closely — right alongside the Iowa House voting schedule. For months, the Council Bluffs Democrat running to replace Joni Ernst has leaned hard on...
