ICYMI: MercyOne Lays Off 67 Employees in Des Moines as Trinity Health Announces $1.5 Billion in Federal Revenue Loss
ICYMI: MercyOne Lays Off 67 Employees in Des Moines as Trinity Health Announces $1.5 Billion in Federal Revenue Loss Reduced access to Medicaid and Medicare and reduction in federal government funding are to blame DES MOINES – Sixty-seven employees will be laid off from MercyOne in Des Moines on March 17 as MercyOne’s parent company tries to […]
Statement: Ashley Hinson’s Failing Record to be on Display in Campaign Stop Today
Statement: Ashley Hinson’s Failing Record to be on Display in Campaign Stop Today Under Ashley Hinson’s failed leadership, Iowa is last-in-the-nation in economic growth, 44th in hourly wages SIOUX CITY – Today, Ashley Hinson will campaign with America’s most unpopular governor, Kim Reynolds, in Sioux City, making it clear to Iowans that she plans to deliver more […]
Iowa Republicans Get What They Voted For: Higher Health Insurance Prices, Fewer People Enrolled in the ACA
Iowa Republicans Get What They Voted For: Higher Health Insurance Prices, Fewer People Enrolled in the ACA About 10 percent fewer Iowans are enrolled in the ACA in 2026 DES MOINES – Fewer Iowans are enrolled in the Affordable Care Act in 2026 after Iowa’s Republican congressional delegation let premium tax credits for the ACA expire […]
Donald Trump Touts John Deere Building in North Carolina as Company Cuts Manufacturing Jobs in Iowa
Donald Trump Touts John Deere Building in North Carolina as Company Cuts Manufacturing Jobs in Iowa CLIVE – Donald Trump bragged about John Deere expanding its factories in North Carolina while hundreds of John Deere workers have been laid off in Iowa over the last year. John Deere’s 2025 layoffs in Iowa included: The company laid […]
From Trade Wars to Health Care Cuts, Iowa is Headed in the Wrong Direction Under Republican Leadership
From Trade Wars to Health Care Cuts, Iowa is Headed in the Wrong Direction Under Republican Leadership CLIVE – Under Donald Trump’s Administration, Iowa is getting hit the hardest by Trump’s agenda. Iowa families are footing the bill for Trump’s billion-dollar bailout of Argentina and cost-raising tariffs that are causing Iowa farmers “extreme financial distress.” As Iowa Republicans […]
ICYMI: Iowa Corn Growers “Furious” With New Development on E15
ICYMI: Iowa Corn Growers “Furious” With New Development on E15 The Iowa Corn Growers Association blasted Congress as House Republicans cave to oil and gas lobby with a big spending bill that doesn’t include access to E15 Des Moines – As Iowa’s agricultural economy struggles under the weight of rising input costs, tariffs, and low prices, House […]
Iowa Republicans Get What They Voted For: Higher Health Insurance Prices, Fewer People Insured
Iowa Republicans Get What They Voted For: Higher Health Insurance Prices, Fewer People Insured DES MOINES – Iowa’s Republican congressional delegation let premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act expire at the beginning of the year, knowing it would make health insurance premiums skyrocket and force thousands of Iowans off their health insurance plans. Randy […]
One Year Into His Term, Trump Has Failed to Deliver on Key Campaign Promises
One Year Into His Term, Trump Has Failed to Deliver on Key Campaign Promises New study finds Iowa families paid $1,303 more under Trump’s Administration DES MOINES – One year of Trump back in office has been a disaster for hardworking Iowa families who are seeing their costs skyrocket and losing their health care. According to […]
ICYMI: MercyOne Ottumwa clinic to close Feb. 27; another clinic reduces services
ICYMI: MercyOne Ottumwa clinic to close Feb. 27; another clinic reduces services DES MOINES – Today, MercyOne announced it will close its family and internal medicine facility in Ottumwa. Patients will be referred to the nearest MercyOne Family Medicine, which is about an hour away in Centerville. The health system said its human resources team is working with […]
Hinson Accepts Endorsement from ‘We All Are Going to Die’ Ernst Two Days After Voting to Kick Iowans Off Health Insurance
Hinson Accepts Endorsement from ‘We All Are Going to Die’ Ernst Two Days After Voting to Kick Iowans Off Health Insurance Ashley Hinson is Rubberstamping Ernst’s Unpopular & Deadly Agenda DES MOINES — Today, Ashley Hinson accepted an endorsement from Iowa’s most unpopular Senator, Joni Ernst. Ernst announced she wouldn’t run for reelection to the U.S. […]