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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I’ll tell you what’s a dumpster fire - random outdated analogies from 30 years ago that make no sense and fall flat.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 point, you’d think Belin would have a bit more editorial leeway to clean these up, but maybe she’s just phoning it in because what...

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...
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NFIB Endorses Nunn for Congress
Congressional Candidate, Former State Senator, and combat veteran Zach Nunn announced this week the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) endorsed his campaign for Congress. The NFIB is currently the nation’s most prominent small business organization....
My Work for Iowa is Just Getting Started
I’m Ashley Hinson. I was born and raised in Iowa, and now my husband Matt and I are raising our two boys, Max (11) and Jax (9), in Marion. Before running for office, I was an on-air reporter at KCRG-TV 9 in Cedar Rapids, where I covered our highs and lows — from the...
100 Days Out, GOP Launches Ground Game Blitz
The GOP launched a blitz of door-knocking and phone-banking events over the weekend as Sunday marked the 100-day mark from the 2022 midterm elections. Overall, volunteers and staffers with the Republican National Committee have made 40 million voter contacts – voters...
Biden’s tax and spend agenda has us climbing closer to the fiscal cliff
Despite what the White House says, our economy is in a recession, and inflation is the highest it’s been in over 40 years. Washington Democrats keep telling us not to worry and that the problem is only temporary, yet every month the mountain Americans have to climb to...
U.S. Officially Enters Recession Under Biden
These figures represent a marked turnaround from the economic resurgence that Biden inherited when he first assumed office. America’s GDP grew by 33.8 percent and 4.5 percent in the third and fourth quarters of 2020, when President Donald Trump was still in office; that growth continued into the first year of the Biden presidency until dropping off in the first half of 2022.
American Action Network Drops New Ad Hitting Axne
Wednesday, the American Action Network (AAN)– a conservative-leaning issue advocacy organization, announced a 2 million dollar TV and digital advertising buy across five congressional districts. The ads call on Congress to halt plans for new inflation fueling...
New Research Shows Bidenflation is Disproportionately Hitting Rural America
“Rural Iowans know who’s to blame: Joe Biden and his reckless policies,” the RNC spokesman continued. “No wonder he has just a 27 percent approval rating in Iowa.”
Sonya Heitshusen asks court to ban press from her preliminary hearing
But it’s also not surprising. In addition to running for Iowa House, Heitshusen currently serves as Auditor Rob Sand’s Public Information Officer. In that role, she refused to answer this reporter’s questions because I don’t have a journalism degree. And under her watch, Sand’s office has refused to turn over emails with blogger Laura Belin, saying that Belin was somehow involved in an audit.
Calling On Senator Grassley To Support Adoption Legislation: An Iowan Korean-American Perspective
Yook Sook Kim was one of the many adoptees that were flown from Korea during the early 80’s where it was common for families to adopt children that came from all over the country of Korea. Through that opportunity given to her at such a young age, Yook Sook was able...