by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 15, 2015 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa’s rookie U.S. Senator is getting a prime speaking slot next week. Republican congressional leaders have picked Iowa Senator Joni Ernst to deliver the Republican response to President Obama’s “State of the Union” address next Tuesday. This...
by Matt Kelley | Jan 8, 2015 | Human Interest, News
The 350,000 Iowans with disabilities may have a better financial future thanks to a new federal law called the ABLE Act, short for Achieving a Better Life Experience. Advocate Jewel Reynolds of Des Moines says the new law, which President Obama signed in late...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 6, 2015 | Military, News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Republican Joni Ernst said today she’s “honored and humbled” to be the first woman from Iowa to serve in congress. Ernst spoke by phone with Iowa reporters shortly after being sworn in as a United States Senator. “Something else that has been pointed...
by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 24, 2014 | News, Politics & Government
Retiring Senator Tom Harkin wants the new “Harkin Institute” at Drake University to help lead the conversation about the future of Iowa’s Caucuses. “Making that center a center of information and expertise on the Iowa Caucus system,”...
by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 24, 2014 | News, Politics & Government
A campaign ad that aired this past spring catapulted a little known state senator into the national spotlight and, ultimately, helped break Iowa’s glass ceiling. “I’m Joni Ernst. I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm, so when I get to Washington...