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Parents are back in charge – Libs are furious

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I’ll tell you what’s a dumpster fire - random outdated analogies from 30 years ago that make no sense and fall flat.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 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

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? 

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...

NFIB Endorses Nunn for Congress

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

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...

U.S. Officially Enters Recession Under Biden

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.

Sonya Heitshusen asks court to ban press from her preliminary hearing

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.