Iowa AG Brenna Bird Blocking Cancer Research in Iowa

Iowa AG Brenna Bird Blocking Cancer Research in Iowa Iowa has the second-highest and fastest-growing cancer rates in the U.S.  DES MOINES – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is blocking life-saving medical research and putting MAGA extremists ahead of Iowans by refusing to challenge Donald Trump’s attempt to cap medical research. A U.S. district court judge […]

WATCH: Reynolds called out for Iowa state government’s culture of corruption in oversight hearing

WATCH: Reynolds called out for Iowa state government’s culture of corruption in oversight hearing Governor answered “yes” when asked whether a bill she signed “gutted” Iowa’s taxpayer watchdog WASHINGTON, D.C. — A history of corruption and overspending in Iowa by the Reynolds administration was entered into the Congressional record as a result of Governor Kim Reynolds’ […]

How Deep Will Iowa Republicans Cut Medicaid?

How Deep Will Iowa Republicans Cut Medicaid? The House Energy and Commerce Committee is preparing $200 billion in cuts, putting Medicaid  on the chopping block DES MOINES – House Republicans are preparing for a massive round of budget cuts that include $200 billion minimum in cuts from the Energy and Commerce Committee – which oversees Medicaid. As Congress […]

What are Joni Ernst, Chuck Grassley and Iowa’s congressional delegation doing about the Project 2025 Federal Grants freeze?

What are Joni Ernst, Chuck Grassley and Iowa’s congressional delegation doing about the Project 2025 Federal Grants freeze? DES MOINES – Following reports of chaos across the country due to the federal grants freeze initiated Monday night, Rita Hart issued the following statement: “Veterans, farmers, children, and senior citizens could all lose vital services due to incompetence […]

What are Iowa Republicans talking about behind closed doors in DC?

What are Iowa Republicans talking about behind closed doors in DC? GOP “menu” or budget measures includes middle-class tax hikes and deep cuts to health care  DES MOINES – Last week, the House GOP began circulating a “menu of options” for the GOP’s tax and budget bill. The proposals will have to go through committees — Appropriations, Agriculture, […]

IDP Chair Rita Hart Releases Statement on Inauguration Day

IDP Chair Rita Hart Releases Statement on Inauguration Day DES MOINES – Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart released the following statement on Inauguration Day: “Inauguration days are a celebration of new beginnings and an opportunity to inspire the country and unify the American people. While President Trump’s speech did not attempt to do that, nevertheless, […]

IDP Chair Rita Hart Reacts to Condition of the State Address

IDP Chair Rita Hart Reacts to Condition of the State Address DES MOINES – Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart issued the following statement regarding Kim Reynolds’ failure to address the needs of Iowans: “From private school vouchers to tax breaks for the well-off and well-connected to taxpayer-funded settlements for their friends, Republican chickens are coming […]