by Luke Martz | Jul 27, 2021 | Campaigns, Congress
Linn County Liberal Democrat Liz Mathis announced this morning that she would run for Congress in Iowa’s first district. Republican Ashley Hinson currently represents Iowa’s first congressional district. Mathis announced via Twitter just days after Former...
by Luke Martz | Jul 25, 2021 | Campaigns, Congress
Ashley Hinson’s congressional campaign launched its data-driven, grassroots field operation with a team of volunteers this past Saturday in Hiawatha, IA. The groups spent the morning knocking on doors in the neighborhood. “It was so great to be with some of Team...
by Luke Martz | Jun 14, 2021 | Campaigns, Opinion
“A mixture of rumor, fact, and speculation.” That was the subject of Michael Gartner’s Civic Skinny column earlier this month, where he blessed us with a few paragraphs of the “some people say” style that the Pulitzer Prize newspaperman has stooped to over the last...
by Luke Martz | Feb 27, 2021 | Congress
House Democrats removed a proposal put forward by Rep. Randy Feenstra to help those recovering from the powerful derecho storm that moved across Iowa in 2020. Feenstra’s amendment, co-sponsored by Rep Miller-Meeks and Rep. Ashley Hinson, passed with bipartisan...
by Luke Martz | Feb 3, 2021 | Congress, Education, Policy
Tuesday, House Democrats blocked Congresswoman Ashley Hinson’s attempt to pass legislation to guarantee money already passed by congress was prioritized to meet the expenses of reopening schools for in-person learning. Hinson, who represents Iowa’s first...
