Governor Martin O’Malley to Join Campaign for Iowa “All Hands on Deck” Canvass Launch Event
“All Hands on Deck” is a New Event Series Launched by the Campaign for Iowa to Fire Up Our Democratic Grassroots Ahead of the Critical 2018 Midterms. This coming Saturday, the Campaign for Iowa will hold the next “All Hands on Deck” event with special guest former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley. “All Hands on Deck” […]
ICYMI: Rough Skies Ahead for the Reynolds Campaign
A Scathing Satire Column May Have Hit a Little Too Close to Reality for Reynolds Campaign In a scathing satire piece posted on Thursday, The Cedar Rapids Gazette called out Governor Reynolds’ quickly developing campaign, which took a nosedive this week. The baggage that comes with the Reynolds administration continues to grow, and Iowans are paying the […]
Governor Reynolds Silent As Trump Escalates Trade War Despite Pleas from Iowa Farmers
Secretary of Agriculture Candidate Tim Gannon: “Lives and livelihoods are on the line here, and they don’t even have a plan to help end this multi-front Trade War.” Despite an unending chorus of pleas and denunciation from Iowa farmers, Governor Reynolds is silent on Trump’s recent escalation of his absurd Twitter Trade War. But it’s […]
Reynolds Roundup: Another Week of Headlines Goes From Bad to Worse
Pay for Play Donations from MCOs, Rising Costs of Medicaid, Illegally Appointing a Judge, a Sexual Harassment Scandal, and a Meeting with an Ethics Board, Just a Few of Governor Reynolds’ Headlines From This Week What a week for Governor Kim Reynolds! On Monday, Reynolds was taken to task for giving a Managed Care Organization […]
Even Fox News Knows Kim Reynolds In Trouble
Oof. “Ethically challenged” Kim Reynolds has had a rough couple of weeks. Iowans have noticed, and, now, so has Fox News. On Wednesday, Fox News downgraded Reynolds’ reelection chances and labeled the race a “toss up.” It’s no wonder considering her disastrous tenure as governor, struggling campaign, and ethics disaster of the last week. In just the […]
CALLED OUT: Congressman David Young’s Hypocrisy on Fiscal Responsibility Exposed in Scathing Editorial
Des Moines Register Editorial Board calls Young out for pushing United States toward “unprecedented debt and heightening the risk of another financial crisis.” In a scathing new editorial from the Des Moines Register, Congressman David Young’s hypocrisy on the national debt was exposed as “a bunch of baloney.” “Plain and simple, Congressman David Young isn’t fighting […]
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price and Grinnell Community Members Highlight Reynolds’ Mismanagement and Lack of Funding for Mental Health Services
On Thursday, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price was in Grinnell discussing Reynolds’ failures in managing mental health system. “What does it say about us as a state when we leave the most vulnerable of us behind? That is what Governor Reynolds has done,” said IDP Chair Price. “Whether it’s privatized Medicaid or lack of funding for […]
“Ethically Challenged” Kim Reynolds: Private Plane + Corporate Donor with State Contracts = Meeting with Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Governor Reynolds’ Continued Use of Private Planes from Corporate Donors Has Found Herself in Front of Iowa Ethics Board As Governor Reynolds and her campaign prepares for an ethics board hearing today, here’s a quick recap of her history with private planes and corporate donors: Last week, a report from the Associated Press revealed that Governor Reynolds accepted a […]
TODAY: “Ethically Challenged” Career Politician Reynolds Faces the Music At Ethics Hearing After Questionable Private Jet Flight Raises Red Flags
Hearing at 12:00 PM will determine whether or not Reynolds violated anti-corruption laws by accepting private jet flights from company with significant financial interest in Executive Branch and failing to properly disclose the transaction. Playlist Available Here. Today, following last week’s bombshell report from the Associated Press that she had, yet again, taken flights on a private jet […]
BREAKING: Reynolds Admits She Broke the Law (Again)
In a report by Iowa Public Radio, Governor Reynolds admitted that she broke the law in appointing a district court judge. In response to questions about the appointment Reynolds admits, “I didn’t get the phone call made.” The state Constitution gives a governor 30 days to fill a judicial opening. Reynolds didn’t announce her appointment […]