IDP Statement on Report of Additional Cuts Due to Reynolds Budget Crisis
Today, in advance of Governor Kim Reynolds’ public budget hearing and in light of new reports that additional cuts to vital services may be needed due to the Reynolds Budget Crisis, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement: “Iowans are already feeling the pain from Governor Reynolds’ mismanagement of the state budget and her […]
Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Reynolds’ Refusal to Remove King from Campaign Committee
In her weekly press conference, Governor Kim Reynolds made it clear that despite his unacceptable comments, she would not be removing Representative Steve King from her campaign committee. Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price has responded with the following statement: “Governor Reynolds is putting partisanship ahead of Iowa values. This is not about just one […]
Special Election Tuesday, December 12 in SD3
IT’S GOTV TIME! Tomorrow is election day in the Senate District 3 special election. Find out more about the election and where to vote here. If you are interested in volunteering to get Todd elected, please contact Blair Lawton at blawton@iowademocrats.org Our Democratic Candidate, Todd Wendt is running for the Iowa senate because he wants to return Iowa to #1 […]
New Poll: Iowans Ready to Replace Reynolds
Only 35% say they’ll vote for Reynolds, 49% ready for a change A new poll out today from the Des Moines Register shows half of Iowans are prepared to replace Governor Reynolds with someone new. Only 35% of Iowans say they would vote for Reynolds if the election was held today compared with 49% who say it’s time […]
Iowa Democratic Party Calls on Governor Reynolds to Remove Representative Steve King from Campaign Committee
King’s recent statement against diversity insults Iowa and the United States. Today, in light of Representative Steve King’s tweet saying “diversity is not our strength” and warning against “mixing cultures,” the Iowa Democratic Party is calling on Governor Kim Reynolds to immediately remove him as Chair of her campaign and denounce his hateful comments. Steve King’s ideology […]
#TBT: Iowa Editorials Agree Governor Reynolds Must Change Course on ReynoldsCare
Reynolds’ For-Profit Private Medicaid Scheme is Failing Iowa. There’s no excuse for Governor Reynolds to still be standing behind the failed ReynoldsCare Medicaid system. This week, the Iowa Democratic Party is throwing it back to when two of the state’s major newspapers called on the Governor to put aside partisan politics and fix a system […]
Governor Reynolds Ignores Iowans in Trouble, Says ReynoldsCare is Working
Despite the overwhelming outcry from Iowans struggling under ReynoldsCare, Governor Reynolds has buried her head in the sand and claims that her for-profit Medicaid scheme is not, in fact, collapsing. She said directly on Iowa Press, “no it’s not imploding,” but here’s what Iowans are saying about the ReynoldsCare debacle: DES MOINES REGISTER: Iowa Medicaid recipients mean […]
As Kim Reynolds Skips Forum on Mental Health, A Reminder of Her Record
As those who hope to lead our state next year come together to discuss solutions to Iowa’s mental health crisis, Governor Kim Reynolds is conspicuously absent. Since the Governor will not show up to make her record known, the Iowa Democratic Party is releasing a reminder about her role in Iowa’s mental health crisis. Under […]
A November Iowans Will Remember: A Month of Kim Reynolds Failed Leadership
The people of Iowa just couldn’t seem to catch a break this month due to the disastrous policies of Governor Kim Reynolds and her Republican Legislature, and instead of taking proactive moves to fix some of these problems, the governor either dug in her heels or ignored them completely. “The Iowa Democratic Party is not […]
ICYMI: Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds can set own agenda, but so far, it’s Branstad all over again
This weekend, Des Moines Register’s columnist Kathie Obradovich highlighted Governor Kim Reynolds’ failure to step out from the footprints of her predecessor and lead on the many critical issues facing Iowa: “When she was asked what that unique Reynolds agenda might include, she had little new to offer. Her top priorities — workforce development and education, […]