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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.
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Bruce Braley Redux: Franken Calls Iowa Farmers “Stooges”
During a Sunday event, Democrat senate candidate Mike Franken called Iowa farmers “stooges” while discussing the current status of the agricultural industry. Farmers are “rather stooges for a process they have no control over,” Franken said. Although farmers in Iowa...
Whitver Outraises Entire Senate Democrat Caucus, Again
The latest legislative fundraising reports came out this week, displaying yet again the support Iowans are showing for conservative policies in the Capitol. The most explicit display of this approval was the fundraising success of Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver....
Nikki Haley Endorses Brenna Bird For Iowa Attorney General
Former two-term, conservative South Carolina governor Nikki Haley is endorsing Brenna Bird for Iowa Attorney General. Haley who also served as former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations said Bird, “is the only candidate who will back the blue, crack down on crime,...
Franken Touts Minor Decrease in Gas Prices
Democrat Senate candidate Mike Franken took to Twitter Sunday to tout “thirty-one days of consecutive price reductions” for gasoline. Price of regular gasoline in Des Moines this morning is $3.95/gal. Thirty-one days of consecutive price reductions. It's also a sunny...
Revealed: Mike Franken’s yearbook entry tells you all you need to know
Democratic US Senate candidate Mike Franken's 1976 Sioux Center High School yearbook entry, obtained by Iowa Field Report, includes a quote that reads, "If I disagree with the answer, the answer must be wrong." The entry also details his extracurricular...
Mariannette Miller-Meeks: County Fair Festivities
Summers in Iowa bring frequent rain showers, high temperatures, farmer’s markets, and same day sweet corn! But summer also brings county fairs all across Iowa. Events like county fairs bring a welcome escape from the heat and provide families, often multigenerational,...
June Inflation Rate Breaks New Record Under Biden
New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicate that the year-over-year inflation rate in June was 9.1 percent – a new 40-year high. Worsening inflation is putting President Joe Biden and Democrats in a political bind. Recent polling suggests that...
Biden Craters & Inflation Soars but Axne Defends President and His Liberal Policies
With families across the country left to pinch pennies because of inflation and rising gas prices, Iowans are left with Congresswoman Cindy Axne who is "thankful for all the investments President Biden has made in Iowa in his time in office." This morning, Iowans...
Kaufmann To Chair Ways and Means
“I am honored to be named chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee,” said Kaufmann. “As the Biden Administration has Iowans struggling to keep up with rising inflation and unprecedented gas prices, the job of ensuring Iowans keep more of their hard-earned paychecks has become all the more important. As Chairman of Ways and Means, I will make it my mission to deliver a tax code that favors everyday Iowans and find additional opportunities to ease the tax burden on Iowans.”
