by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 16, 2018 | News, Politics & Government
Candidates for congress were required to report their quarterly fundraising totals yesterday and the two Democratic women running for congress in Iowa reported seven-figure campaign contribution totals. In the first congressional district, Democrat Abby Finkenauer of...
by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 11, 2018 | News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Farm Bureau’s Health Benefit Plans that go on sale November 1 are getting a thumbs down from Republican Congressman David Young and Cindy Axne, his Democratic opponent for Iowa’s third district seat. The Farm Bureau plans were designed as a...
by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 10, 2018 | News, Politics & Government
President Trump celebrated what he called “a truly historic week” with a huge crowd of Iowans — and Nebraskans — in Council Bluffs last night. Trump began by mentioning the confirmation of conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme...
by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 7, 2018 | News, Politics & Government
Republican Congressman David Young and his Democratic challenger, Cindy Axne, both say they favor hiring more agents and using drones to patrol some areas along the southern border. But the two quarrelled about another immigration-related issue tonight during a debate...
by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 26, 2018 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Former Iowa Congressman Leonard Boswell and his wife, Dody, were buried side-by-side on Saturday afternoon in Lamoni. Eighty-four-year-old Leonard Boswell died August 17 after a long battle with a rare form of cancer. His 82-year-old wife, Dody — a retired...