Feenstra, Hinson Fail to Sign Discharge Petition to Ban Congressional Stock Trading

Feenstra, Hinson Fail to Sign Discharge Petition to Ban Congressional Stock Trading The pair of Iowa representatives haven’t spoken about whether they’ll vote to ban stock trading by members of Congress DES MOINES – Iowa Representatives Randy Feenstra and Ashley Hinson both failed to sign a discharge petition to force a vote on whether members of Congress should […]

NEW: Hinson Claims Tariffs Crushing Iowa Farmers Are “Good for Iowa Producers”

NEW: Hinson Claims Tariffs Crushing Iowa Farmers Are “Good for Iowa Producers” Des Moines, Iowa — Ashley Hinson is once again defending the chaotic tariffs that are slamming Iowa farmers — this time saying they are “good for Iowa producers,” even as her constituents feel their “intense impacts” and face “higher input costs” that are resulting […]

ICYMI: Iowans Take Notice As No-Show Feenstra Is Absent From Another GOP Forum

ICYMI: Iowans Take Notice As No-Show Feenstra Is Absent From Another GOP Forum Why is Randy Feenstra Refusing to Face His Competitors? DES MOINES – No Show Randy Feenstra is at it again. He’s refusing to attend a Siouxland Patriots Gubernatorial Forum scheduled for December 8 – just days after promising he would.  After thrice refusing to answer radio show personality […]

ICYMI: Poll shows Brenna Bird almost as unpopular as Kim Reynolds

ICYMI: Poll shows Brenna Bird almost as unpopular as Kim Reynolds Iowa Republicans’ streak of horrendously low polling continues  DES MOINES – A dark money group called The Fund for Economic Independence bought $600,000 worth of ads in a sad attempt to boost Brenna Bird’s poll numbers. After the ads aired, polls had Bird’s favorable/unfavorable numbers at 25/35, […]

No-Show Randy Feenstra Dodges Ida County Candidate Forum

No-Show Randy Feenstra Dodges Ida County Candidate Forum No-Show Randy lived up to his name while his opponents wondered where he was HOLSTEIN – Despite people paying for tickets to hear from all of the GOP gubernatorial candidates as advertised, No-Show Randy Feenstra failed to honor his commitment to show up for the forum. Here’s what […]

ICYMI: With falling profits, Iowa farmers facing ‘extreme financial distress,’ more bankruptcies

ICYMI: With falling profits, Iowa farmers facing ‘extreme financial distress,’ more bankruptcies DES MOINES – Iowa recorded the second-most farm bankruptcies in the nation during the first six months of 2025 and is already doubling last year’s total, according to the Des Moines Register.  Joseph Peiffer, a bankruptcy attorney in Cedar Rapids who’s worked with farmers since the crisis […]