by Luke Martz | Aug 28, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress, State Politics
Third District Ads Have Varying Levels of Truth Iowans in the Third Congressional District should get used to political ads for the rest of the election cycle – they are sure to see even more. This week, Republican Zach Nunn and Democrat Cindy Axne both released...
by Luke Martz | Aug 22, 2022 | Congress
Last week, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley and Democrat Jon Ossof (D-Da) unveiled legislation to help enhance justice for young survivors of sex crimes. The Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act comes after an effort to help strengthen a federal sex...
by Luke Martz | Aug 14, 2022 | Congress
As Iowans and many across the nation struggle with inflation, edging closer to another recession, Senate Democrats have jammed through their massive tax and spending bill that independent experts warn will lead to fewer jobs, fewer wages, and more inflation. “Families...
by Luke Martz | Jul 22, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress
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...
by Luke Martz | Jun 30, 2022 | Campaigns, Congress, Opinion
Democratic US Senate candidate Mike Franken is running for office in Iowa but mentions California so frequently that voters would be forgiven if they thought he was running in the wrong state. It’s not easy to run for office, and here at Iowa Field Report,...