REMINDER: GOP Gov Candidates Want to Follow in Kim Reynolds’ Footsteps and Make Government Even More Corrupt
REMINDER: GOP Gov Candidates Want to Follow in Kim Reynolds’ Footsteps and Make Government Even More Corrupt DES MOINES – As Iowans are subjected to an economy that’s last in the nation, underfunded public schools, and health care that’s harder to access and more expensive thanks to Kim Reynolds and a decade of one-party rule, […]
Top Nonpartisan Analyst Shifts IA Gov Race in Favor of Rob Sand
Top Nonpartisan Analyst Shifts IA Gov Race in Favor of Rob Sand DES MOINES – Last week, the nonpartisan race-rater Inside Elections moved the Iowa governor’s race in favor of Rob Sand thanks to the wide-open and messy primary splintering the Republican base. Inside Elections: “Republicans have a crowded primary to sort through that’s no […]
BREAKING: MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Ending Labor and Delivery Services After Republicans Voted to Cut Health Care
BREAKING: MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Ending Labor and Delivery Services After Republicans Voted to Cut Health Care WQAD: “MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Ending Labor and Delivery Services” WQAD: “Company Officials Cited Rising Health Care Costs, Staffing Shortages, Issues with Government Funding, and Policy Changes to Medicaid and Medicare as Reasons for the Changes” DES MOINES […]
Former Iowa Republican Co-Chair Warns Farmers Are Souring on Republicans’ Failing DC Agenda Supported by Ashley Hinson
Former Iowa Republican Co-Chair Warns Farmers Are Souring on Republicans’ Failing DC Agenda Supported by Ashley Hinson NPR: “[Former Iowa Republican Party Co-Chair David Oman] Adds That if the Pain Persists for Farmers, it Could Drag on the Republican Party in the Midterms, Including in Iowa” DES MOINES – Ashley Hinson’s failing DC agenda that is […]
The Status Quo Squad: IDP Gov Race Newsletter 3/27/26
Welcome back to The Status Quo Squad — your weekly newsletter from the Iowa Democratic Party, bringing you the latest updates on the chaotic, messy, and wide-open Republican gubernatorial primary where all the candidates promise one thing: a continuation of the status quo that has failed Iowa for the last decade. Swampy Adam Steen had a […]
Adam Steen Admits to Swampy Political Games, Faces Calls to Drop Out of the Governor’s Race
Adam Steen Admits to Swampy Political Games, Faces Calls to Drop Out of the Governor’s Race DES MOINES – Swampy Adam Steen is now facing calls from members of his own party to drop out of the governor’s race after he tried and failed to get his political opponent Eddie Andrews kicked off the ballot, […]
Swampy Adam Steen Under Fire for Botched Attempt to Bully Political Opponent Off the Ballot
Swampy Adam Steen Under Fire for Botched Attempt to Bully Political Opponent Off the Ballot Randy Feenstra’s campaign calls on Steen to drop out of the race, Brad Sherman piles on DES MOINES – GOP gubernatorial candidate and Kim Reynolds’ right hand man Adam Steen is in the hot seat for trying and failing to kick his political […]
Randy Feenstra, Too Weak to Deliver for Iowa Farmers, Hit With E15 Bailout from D.C.
Randy Feenstra, Too Weak to Deliver for Iowa Farmers, Hit With E15 Bailout from D.C. DES MOINES – Randy Feenstra was hit with a temporary E15 bailout from the EPA today after spending months claiming he was “close” to a deal on year-round E15. It’s the latest example of how Feenstra is too weak to secure a long-term sustainable solution […]
GOP Gov Primary Gets Nastier as Adam Steen Tries — and Fails — to Get His Opponent Kicked Off the Ballot
GOP Gov Primary Gets Nastier as Adam Steen Tries — and Fails — to Get His Opponent Kicked Off the Ballot DES MOINES – Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary just keeps getting nastier, with a new petition signature challenge by an ally of Adam Steen throwing the race into complete chaos. Steen’s camp tried and failed to […]
The Gazette: “ACA Anniversary Highlights Iowa Health Care Cost Fears”
The Gazette: “ACA Anniversary Highlights Iowa Health Care Cost Fears” Yesterday Iowa Leaders Called Out Republicans in Congress for Raising Health Care Costs on the Anniversary of the ACA State Rep. Larry McBurney: “Talking About Affordability […] We Know One of the Biggest Drivers of [Financial] Pressure is Rising Health Care Costs” DES MOINES – Yesterday, […]