Grassley to Reynolds: ‘Stick to policy’, quit the negative attack campaign
Iowa GOP Senator Tells Iowa GOP Governor To Explain Her Record To Iowans Senator Chuck Grassley’s message to Kim Reynolds is clear: end your campaign of negative personal attacks, introduce yourself to Iowans, and quit hiding from your record as governor. Cedar Rapids Gazette: ‘Stick to policy,’ Grassley advises Iowa GOP in wake of party’s anti […]
Reynolds Loses More Ground in New Morning Consult Poll
Governor Reynolds is losing ground as more and more Iowans learn about her failed record. In the latest approval rating polling from Morning Consult, Reynolds’ net approval rating fell 6 points from last quarter’s rating. This poll follows several new ratings changes from various election watchers across the country. Last week, Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball upgraded the gubernatorial race in […]
REYNOLDS BUDGET CRISIS AND HEALTH CARE
The impact of Kim Reynolds’ Budget Crisis is being felt in every aspect of Iowa life. From cuts to our schools, health care and economic opportunities, working Iowans can’t seem to escape from the fallout of this governor’s horrible mismanagement of our tax dollars. “Without access to quality, affordable health care, Iowans can’t reach their […]
ICYMI: Register Column Slams Reynolds, GOP for Consistently Failing Older Iowans
The Reynolds Administration and their GOP allies have eroded working Iowans’ access to critical services across the state. By making cuts to the Department of Human Services and privatizing Medicaid, Governor Reynolds has failed to protect older Iowans against neglectful and poor services. The full text of the column can be found below: DES MOINES […]
TOSS UP TERRITORY: Election Watchers Bullish on Democratic Chances in Iowa Races
Sabato’s Crystal Ball Updates IA-GOV to “Toss Up” Iowa Democrats are competing in races up and down the ticket and election watchers are taking notice. With two congressional districts and the governor’s office all in toss up territory – and more headed in that direction, every single vote in the state of Iowa will matter […]
REYNOLDS BUDGET CRISIS: July 2018 Update
More Cuts for Working Iowa Families Already Hit Hardest By the Reynolds Budget Crisis Month after month, working Iowa families have borne the brunt of drastic budget cuts forced by the Reynolds Budget Crisis. This summer has been no different. “Instead of investing our tax dollars in Iowa’s greatest resource – our people – Governor […]
ICYMI: Reynolds’ Campaign Falters As More Ratings Move Towards Democrats
The Reynolds Campaign lost more ground earlier this week when election watchers at Governing.com moved Iowa’s gubernatorial race from Likely Republican to Toss Up. This change follows the trend started by the Cook Political Report in June when they upgraded the race from Likely Republican to Toss Up. GOVERNING: As November Nears, More Governors’ Races […]
Reynolds’ University of Iowa Cuts Target Workers
Governor Reynolds has stripped Iowa’s higher education budget to the bone to pay for her extreme partisan agenda and wasteful corporate giveaways, and so once again, working Iowans are the ones suffering the consequences. This week, the Des Moines Register reported that the University of Iowa is closing down seven centers that help with workplace-related training, dentist […]
FACT CHECK: Reynolds Sabotaged Mental Health, Mismanagement Getting in the Way of Solutions
Governor Reynolds’s policies have put Iowa next to last in the country for mental health services, but in her new ad, Reynolds wants to take credit for a bipartisan mental health bill she can’t even fully fund because of her fiscal mismanagement. Here’s Reynolds’ real record on mental health: CLOSING MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES Reynolds was a “full […]
Reynolds, Blum Score Partisan Points While Iowa Farmers Deal With Consequence of GOP Trade War
Instead of standing up for the thousands of rural Iowa families being sabotaged by this GOP Trade War, Governor Reynolds and Congressman Blum are welcoming Vice President Pence with open arms. While they are busy letting the Administration off the hook, Iowa farmers are sitting around their kitchen tables trying to figure out how they […]