by Luke Martz | Aug 15, 2021 | Party Politics, State Politics
The Republican National Committee has announced that Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann will head the organization’s Presidential Nominating Process Committee. Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced during the party’s summer meeting in Nashville. The...
by Luke Martz | Apr 6, 2021 | Legislature, State Politics
Politics at its worst. Iowa Democrats call for new spending and then vote against it. On Tuesday, Iowa House Republicans proposed over 20 million dollars in new funding for the Iowa Department of Corrections. The proposed increase comes after a recent deadly attack...
by Luke Martz | Mar 31, 2021 | Campaigns, Congress
Today, Democratic Congressional Candidate Rita Hart finally admitted defeat. Hart had sought to throw out the certified election results from Iowa’s Second Congressional District after she was defeated by Mariannette Miller-Meeks first on election night and...
by Luke Martz | Mar 25, 2021 | Campaigns, Congress, Party Politics
Iowa is no stranger to national media attention. Every four years, every reporter and their brother shows up to cover the first in the nation Iowa Caucuses. However, recently we’ve seen some different national media coverage, specifically Rita Hart’s...
by Luke Martz | Mar 9, 2021 | Campaigns, Governor, Legislature, Policy
Monday, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law SF 413. The new law strengthens and improves Iowa elections by updating polling site hours, early voting windows, rules for absentee ballots and establishes new penalties for County Auditors that break the law. Iowa...
