Two Republican senators have advanced a bill to limit the kind of flags that may be flown over public schools and government buildings in Iowa. The proposal comes after a pink, white and blue "Transgender Pride Flag" was flown over the Iowa capitol in November. Republican Senator Roby Smith of … [Read more...]
Impeachment drama in final days of Iowa Caucus campaign
Staff for three U.S. Senators running for president scrambled to arrange campaign events around the state this weekend during a brief break in the senate's impeachment trial. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders told a crowd in Sioux City last night he had planned to spend this week campaigning … [Read more...]
Republicans seek super majority requirement for income tax hikes
A proposal advancing in the Iowa Senate would amend the Iowa constitution to make it more difficult to raise income taxes. The amendment would require any income tax increase to be approved by a two-thirds super majority in the House and Senate. Republican Senator Jim Carlin of Sioux City says … [Read more...]
GOP proposal says Iowa constitution should not secure abortion rights
Republicans on an Iowa Senate committee have advanced a proposed constitutional amendment designed to override an Iowa Supreme Court ruling that nullified abortion restrictions. Senator Jake Chapman of Adel made the case for it in committee late this morning "This is judicial tyranny. Do we want … [Read more...]
Bill keeps pre-existing condition coverage on Iowa-regulated policies
If the U.S. Supreme Court rules the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, a bill that's emerged in the Iowa Senate would keep a popular part of the law in force for some Iowans. Senator Brad Zaun, a Republican from Urbandale, is the bill's sponsor. "The pre-existing conditions that was part of … [Read more...]
Biden pressed by Iowan to pick Klobuchar as VP nominee
A woman in the crowd at a Mason City event told former Vice President Joe Biden he would secure her vote if he promised to pick one of his female rivals as his running mate. "We have been very fortunate to have great candidates for this nomination," the woman said. "You've always been at the top … [Read more...]
Senator Grassley unsure how long impeachment trial may last
As the impeachment trial of President Trump begins this afternoon in the U.S. Senate, Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley say he has no inkling how long the proceedings may last. "At least two weeks and beyond two weeks is pretty hard for me to say," Grassley says. "I don't think it would last more … [Read more...]
Senators off the Iowa trail, into impeachment trial
Four U.S. Senators who're running for president are off the campaign trail, preparing for the impeachment trial that begins later today in the nation's capitol. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders bid farewell to supporters in Des Moines last night. "I want thank all of you for coming out here. We … [Read more...]
Social Security, HBCUs and ‘weed’ among topics raised during Iowa Brown-Black Forum
Hosts of the Iowa Black/Brown Forum in Des Moines on Martin Luther King Junior's Birthday pressed a couple of the presidential candidates about current controversies in the campaign. The hosts quizzed former Vice President Joe Biden, asking if he might strike a deal with Republicans to reduce … [Read more...]
Yang to be on Iowa campaign trail through Caucus Night
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang says he's enormously proud of his wife for publicly revealing in a CNN interview that she was sexually assaulted by her doctor. Her gynecologist pleaded guilty to two charges after Yang and 17 other women filed complaints. Andrew Yang says … [Read more...]