Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says election year politics doomed passage of the Farm Bill in September. Hinson, a Republican from Marion, says the U.S. House should vote on its version of the bill when congress reconvenes November 12. “I led the majority of...
The leaders of both of Iowa’s major political parties say tonight’s debate between vice presidential candidates J-D Vance and Tim Walz is an important milestone in the 2024 campaign. Iowa Democratic Party chairwoman Rita Hart said history shows a V.P. can...
Congress has failed for a second year to pass a new Farm Bill. The one-year extension of the legislation expired yesterday and the temporary spending package congress approved last week to keep the government operating through December 20 did not include even a...
Democrats say ensuring Iowans have access to in vitro fertilization will be one of their priorities if Democrats win a majority of seats in the Iowa House. House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst says Republican Governor Kim Reynolds wouldn’t sign a repeal of...
The Iowa Democratic Party has mailed a second round of absentee ballot request forms to about 36,000 Iowa voters this month. The shape of the forms in the first mailing prevented them from being automatically processed by Postal Service machines. “There was a...
