REYNOLDS RECORD: Iowa 49th in the Nation for Personal Income Growth in 2017
Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released the Personal Income Growth numbers for 2017 including the finding that Iowa had the second worst Personal Income Growth in the nation last year. This is yet one more example of why Reynolds’ economic policies have failed Iowa families. Reynolds and Branstad promised to grow incomes for Iowa families by 25%, but […]
CAUCUS TO CONVENTION: County Party Conventions to be Held Saturday, March 24
The 2018 County Conventions will be held on Saturday, March 24th. The Poweshiek Convention was held on March 17th. The Delegates to the County Convention are those Democrats who were elected as a Delegate at their precinct caucus on February 5th. Following the County Conventions, the next step in the Caucus to Convention process will be the […]
Iowa Democratic Party to Hold Back to Blue Event in Des Moines
On Sunday, CNN Political Commentator Bakari Sellers will join Iowa Democrats for a Back to Blue event in Des Moines. Back to Blue is a new initiative of the Iowa Democratic Party to increase local engagement and build resources for the 2018 election. At 22, Bakari Sellers became the youngest African American elected official in […]
Iowa GOP Targets Working Families with Cuts to Cover This Year’s Reynolds Budget Crisis Shortfall
Even after Governor Kim Reynolds illegally transferred millions of dollars in an attempt to cover up the Reynolds Budget Crisis, lawmakers are still trying to balance this year’s budget. Today, the Republicans in the Iowa House passed a plan that targets cuts at working families, but leaves the hundreds of millions of dollars in tax giveaways that caused […]
ICYMI: Des Moines Register Editorial “Iowa’s Republican politicians do not care about seniors”
This past weekend, the Des Moines Register’s editorial board took Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa Republicans to task for abandoning Iowa seniors in favor of tax giveaways to special interests. They then called on Iowans to “remove these elected officials from office.” Read the full article below: DES MOINES REGISTER: Iowa’s elected officials ignore the needs of […]
ICMYI [VIDEO]: Iowa Democrats Hold Governor Reynolds, Ivanka Trump Responsible for Anti-Worker Records
Trump, Reynolds’ rhetoric failed to match reality at Waukee visit. Today, as Governor Reynolds and Ivanka Trump were trying to white wash their records on workforce development and education, Iowa Democrats were speaking up for the working families left behind by the Reynolds and Trump Administrations. WATCH VIDEO: Kim Reynolds, Ivanka Trump held accountable in Iowa […]
HEAR THE HEARTLAND: Iowans Speak Out Against Reynolds/Trump Anti-Worker Agenda
Monday, as Governor Kim Reynolds and First Daughter Ivanka Trump come to Waukee, local Iowans gathered to speak out against their agenda that puts special interests ahead of Iowa’s workers. The Trump Administration has worked around the clock to undermine workers’ pay and workplace safety. Ivanka Trump’s eponymous clothing line takes advantage of poorly paid Chinese […]
Monday in Waukee: Iowans to Speak Out Against Reynolds/Trump Priorities
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price, Danny Homan from AFSCME to Call Out Bad For Workers, Bad For Iowa Agenda Monday, as Governor Kim Reynolds and First Daughter Ivanka Trump come to Waukee, local Iowans will gather to speak out against their agenda that puts special interests ahead of Iowa’s workers. Ivanka Trump’s eponymous […]
Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Senate District 25 Nominee Tracy Freese
This morning, Tracy Freese was selected to be the Democratic nominee for the special election in Senate District 25. Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price has released the following statement on her candidacy: “Congratulations to Tracy Freese on becoming the Democratic Nominee for Iowa’s Twenty-Fifth Senate District. Our organizers and volunteers in the district are ready to […]
OFFICIAL CONVENTION CALL To the Nominating Convention for Senate District 25
The Iowa Democratic Party and the precinct committee people of Iowa Senate District 25 will hold a convention to nominate the Democratic Party’s candidate to fill the vacancy in the above-mentioned legislative district. The nominating convention is scheduled to convene: Saturday, March 17th, 2018 at 10:00am at the Grundy Center Community Center 705 F Ave Grundy […]