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Miller Meeks: Washington Gridlock Is Grounding America
Delays are piling up. Flights are being canceled. Travel plans are being disrupted for families, business travelers, and communities across the country. But the real story behind the chaos isn’t weather or demand, it’s a failure in Washington to do its most basic job: fund the government.
A Department of Homeland Security shutdown doesn’t hurt politicians. It hurts the people who keep this country running safely every single day.
The Great Voter ID Gaslight: Why Senate Democrats Fear the Ballot Box
Forty-seven Democrats—joined by Senator Lisa Murkowski—decided to tell the American people that the SAVE America Act doesn’t even deserve the dignity of a floor debate. This position isn’t just out of step with Iowans; it’s out of step with their own voter. The numbers are staggering. Eighty-three percent of Americans want voter ID. That includes a whopping 71% of Democrats. Read that again. Nearly three-quarters of their own party base agrees that you should have to show an ID to vote.
The “Iowa Model” Wins: New Report Ranks Iowa #1 Most Affordable State in the Nation
“While rising costs have challenged households across the country, Iowa stands out for maintaining strong affordability,” said Zachary Milne, Senior Economist at the Common Sense Institute. “Incomes have grown faster than expenses here, allowing families to keep more of what they earn.”
The CSI report confirms that Iowa is a national leader in economic resilience. By rejecting the high-tax, high-spend mentality of places like Illinois and California and doubling down on conservative principles, Governor Reynolds and the GOP have made Iowa the best place in America to raise a family and grow a business.
Verification vs. Evasion: Why Rob Sand & Sarah Trone Garriott Are Stalling on Illegal Dependency
Headline: 51,000 and Counting: New data from the Migration Policy Institute and CIS confirms what Iowans already suspected—the “safety net” has become a sieve.
51,000: The estimated number of illegals now residing in Iowa.
47-54%: The number of households headed by illegals nationally that access taxpayer-funded welfare.
45%: The percentage of Iowa’s illegal population living with a U.S.-citizen child—creating a direct, legal pipeline to state services.
While Republicans move to verify citizenship for jobs and ballots, why are Rob Sand & Sarah Trone Garriott looking the other way?
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2023 Fundraising Reports: Reynolds Reigns Supreme, Republican Leaders Come in Strong
It’s been a minute, but what better time to dust off the site than with a 2023 state fundraising roundup.
The numbers don’t lie: Gov. Reynolds still reigns supreme with her campaign hauling in $1,386,505. To put that in perspective, especially for those doubting Reynolds’ dominance or political future, she raised as much as every single statewide executive official combined… times two.
Want to win in Iowa? Here’s what you need to know.
If you don’t know by now, Iowa caucus-goers are built different. Voters across the country groan when the first political ad airs, when candidates come to town, when the first political call of the season hits the phones…but not Iowa caucus-goers. For them, the mail,...
Parents are back in charge – Libs are furious
I’ll tell you what’s a dumpster fire - random outdated analogies from 30 years ago that make no sense and fall flat. In case you missed it, in a late-week opinion dump, Laura Belin posted unoriginal dribbling from longtime union hack, Bruce Lear. Honestly, at this...
Axne opts against challenging Rep. Zach Nunn
Axne, first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2020, lost her bid for a third term to freshman Republican Zach Nunn by just over 2,100 votes in one of the most competitive races in the country. Axne’s campaign was plagued with scandals, including a report by Fox News that she voted by proxy for the Inflation Reduction Act while vacationing with her family in France.
Hinson: Standing up for the Second Amendment
The right to keep and bear arms is enshrined in our Constitution; it is our inherent guarantee that the government will never overpower its citizens. However, the Biden Administration and many on the left continue to twist and undermine the Second Amendment – they...
Will IDP Keep Its Stolen Money?
Back in December, The Des Moines Register did some digging. They reported a whopping $250,000 contribution from Nishnad Singh to the Iowa Democratic Party. $250,000 is a massive contribution from a west coast tech bro to a state party with no competitive statewide...
Rob Sand Kills Laura Belin’s Open Records Lawsuit
To repeat: Sand knew about the emails, was asked by Lathrop for the emails, and refused to produce them. Sand’s justification, at that time, was that he wasn’t “not the lawful custodian of the email.” Though he didn’t elaborate, Lathrop read Sand’s office as saying they wouldn’t produce government emails that were on personal email accounts.
Why is Woke Big Tech secretly trying to change Iowa’s electric grid?
The spokesperson for the group, R.G. Schwarm, spent the better part of an hour talking about how Iowans want more competition in the electricity markets but then he went on to say his group wasn’t actually pushing for competition for Iowans. Instead, the group was just making the case that its “large energy user” members should be able to break away from Iowa’s electric grid and leave Iowa ratepayers picking up the bill.
EXCLUSIVE: Iowa-Based Organization Launches Six Figure Ad Buy in Support of School Choice
“But money alone isn’t the solution. Parents also need choice. To send their kids to whatever school is best for them” Governor Reynolds says in the Priorities for Iowa advertisement.
