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Secretary Of State Candidate Finds Himself In Hot Water Again
Democrat Linn County Auditor Joel Miller is no stranger to political hackery. In 2020, he was found to have broken the law in a district court ruling. The lawsuit in question was focused on absentee ballot request forms. Thumbing his nose at guidance from the Iowa Secretary of State's office to make a political point, Miller mailed absentee ballot request forms to more than 56,0000 individuals...
Axne takes second check from AOC
According to recent disclosure filings, Cindy Axne received a $5,000 contribution from the Courage to Change PAC, which is aligned with the far-left “Squad” member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Judge in Sonya Heitshusen case asked to recuse herself because of family political connection
The Dallas County Attorney’s Office has asked Judge Virginia Cobb to recuse herself from the criminal case against Sonya Heitshusen for reckless use of a firearm because the judge’s niece is a volunteer for Heitshusen’s campaign. According to the County Attorney’s...
DeJear refuses to apologize for disrespecting cops, doubles down
DeJear isn’t apologizing for her decision to stay seated while everyone else in the Iowa Capitol stood to honor law enforcement last January. Instead, she is calling the standing ovation just “pomp and circumstance.” DeJear attended Gov. Reynolds’ annual Condition of...
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EXCLUSIVE: NRCC launches blistering ad on Axne PAC backtrack
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is targeting Rep. Cindy Axne with a new ad following revelations that Axne broke her promise not to accept corporate PAC money. Earlier today, the Des Moines Register reported, “U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne has begun...
Time for Greater Accountability in Education
To bring greater transparency and accountability to the resources and materials being used in classrooms and libraries, Governor Reynolds has proposed a series of measures that will provide parents with greater visibility and opportunity to know what their child is being taught or what they might find in the school library.
Major Pro-Life Group Endorses Chuck Grassley
“Senator Grassley is a fearless pro-life champion in the Senate and we are proud to stand with him as he seeks re-election,” said Marilyn Musgrave, the group’s vice president of government affairs.
Feenstra and RNC Host Business Roundtable In Clear Lake To Talk Supply Chain and Inflation
Steve Kruse, a farmer, similarly discussed his nitrogen costs skyrocketing 50 percent. “They have it on hand, so that’s good,” Kruse said, referring to his nitrogen supplier. “But to get that price, I had to pay everything in January.”
Another farmer on the panel, David Muth, described having a different experience with supply chain gridlock.
“During harvest, it wasn’t uncommon sometimes [for a] two, three-hour drive one-way to get something because it wasn’t available locally, or you waited two or three days to get it shipped it to you,” Muth said. “We had anhydrous booked for fall application at a reasonable price and the supplier covered about 50 percent of what we had booked, ran out, and said ‘sorry’.”
National School Choice Week: Parents and Students Deserve The Right To Decide What’s Best
Iowa is fortunate to have Governor Reynolds as a vocal supporter of school choice. As part of her 2021 education legislation, she proposed the creation of ESAs that would have been available to a certain segment of Iowa students. In the interim she became the first governor in the country to sign the Education Freedom Pledge which promotes, among other items, a parent’s right to use taxpayer-funded education dollars on the schooling of their choice. And in her Condition of the State address to kick off 2022’s legislative session, Governor Reynolds outlined a proposal for an even broader ESA program than what she proposed last year.
BVP’s Selective Criticism
Yesterday, Family Leader President Bob Vander Plaats had choice criticism for Republican State Representative Bobby Kaufmann, after Kaufmann “flipped the bird” at a Convention of States rally Monday in the statehouse. Rep. Kaufmann then responded: Very...
Pro-Life Family Leader Endorses Grassley’s Re-Election
“If you think of Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, elections matter, and Senator Grassley is a champion for life. He is a champion for family. Right now, if you take a look at the landscape under the Biden administration, this is not a seat you want to risk going into Democrat’s hands. You want to keep it safe and secure, and you want Senator Grassley to continue to punch well above Iowa’s weight class, do you not,” said Vander Plaats at the breakfast roundtable.
Iowans are Paying the Price for Speaker Pelosi’s and President Biden’s Spending Binge
People can’t afford the basics in Speaker Pelosi and President Biden’s economy. Per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over the past year, the cost of bacon has gone up 18.6%, the cost of pork has gone up 15.1%, the cost of fresh and frozen chicken has gone up 11.5%, and the cost of eggs has gone up 11.1%. We aren’t talking about anything fancy—these are the items most people put in their cart at the grocery store.
Finkenauer Flip Flops To New Position On Term Limits
After denouncing term limits while she was a member of Congress, Former Representative Abby Finkenauer announced this week she would support term limits in her campaign for the Senate Recently, in a video posted on Twitter, Finkenauer explained two terms in the...
