December 5 Iowa Economic Round-up: Layoffs, Layoffs, Layoffs
December 5 Iowa Economic Round-up: Layoffs, Layoffs, Layoffs DES MOINES – Iowa’s economy has been ranked the worst in the country. Even Republicans concede Iowa’s is in a “recessionary economy.” Leaders at the Federal Reserve have warned that Iowa’s economy is particularly vulnerable to Republican tariffs and ongoing trade disputes. Iowa’s unemployment rate rose every month between March and August, according to […]
On the 5th Day of Decline, the Iowa GOP Gave Us… The Worst State Economy in the U.S.
On the 5th Day of Decline, the Iowa GOP Gave Us… The Worst State Economy in the U.S. DES MOINES, IA – On the fifth day of Christmas, Iowans didn’t receive five golden rings. Instead, Republicans gifted Iowans the worst state economy in the U.S. The ranking was based on economic activity, economic health, and innovation potential […]
On the 4th Day of Decline, the Iowa GOP Gave Us… A Serious Lack of Women’s Health Care
On the 4th Day of Decline, the Iowa GOP Gave Us… A Serious Lack of Women’s Health Care DES MOINES, IA – On the fourth day of Christmas, Iowans didn’t receive four calling birds. Instead, Iowa Republicans have given them a serious lack of women’s health care. Iowa ranks 44th in the nation for physicians per capita, and dead […]
Feenstra, Hinson Fail to Sign Discharge Petition to Ban Congressional Stock Trading
Feenstra, Hinson Fail to Sign Discharge Petition to Ban Congressional Stock Trading The pair of Iowa representatives haven’t spoken about whether they’ll vote to ban stock trading by members of Congress DES MOINES – Iowa Representatives Randy Feenstra and Ashley Hinson both failed to sign a discharge petition to force a vote on whether members of Congress should […]
NEW: Hinson Claims Tariffs Crushing Iowa Farmers Are “Good for Iowa Producers”
NEW: Hinson Claims Tariffs Crushing Iowa Farmers Are “Good for Iowa Producers” Des Moines, Iowa — Ashley Hinson is once again defending the chaotic tariffs that are slamming Iowa farmers — this time saying they are “good for Iowa producers,” even as her constituents feel their “intense impacts” and face “higher input costs” that are resulting […]
On the 3rd Day of Decline, the Iowa GOP Gave Us… A Plummeting Public Education System
On the 3rd Day of Decline, the Iowa GOP Gave Us… A Plummeting Public Education System DES MOINES, IA – On the third day of Christmas, Iowa’s children didn’t get three French hens. Instead, they got a public school system going in the wrong direction thanks to failures in Des Moines. Once Iowa’s crown jewel, our […]
ICYMI: Iowans Take Notice As No-Show Feenstra Is Absent From Another GOP Forum
ICYMI: Iowans Take Notice As No-Show Feenstra Is Absent From Another GOP Forum Why is Randy Feenstra Refusing to Face His Competitors? DES MOINES – No Show Randy Feenstra is at it again. He’s refusing to attend a Siouxland Patriots Gubernatorial Forum scheduled for December 8 – just days after promising he would. After thrice refusing to answer radio show personality […]
On the 2nd Day of Decline, the Iowa GOP Gave Us… A Silver Medal for Farm Bankruptcies
On the 2nd Day of Decline, the Iowa GOP Gave Us… A Silver Medal for Farm Bankruptcies DES MOINES, IA – On the second day of Christmas, Iowa farmers didn’t receive two turtle doves. They were gifted second place for the most farm bankruptcies in the nation this year. According to a recent Des Moines Register report, […]
On the 1st Day of Decline, the Iowa GOP Gave Me… A Skyrocketing Cancer Growth Rate
On the 1st Day of Decline, the Iowa GOP Gave Me… A Skyrocketing Cancer Growth Rate DES MOINES, IA – On the first day of Christmas, Iowans didn’t get a partridge or a pear tree — they got the fastest-growing cancer rate in the United States. In recent years, Iowa’s cancer rate has continued to […]
ICYMI: Poll shows Brenna Bird almost as unpopular as Kim Reynolds
ICYMI: Poll shows Brenna Bird almost as unpopular as Kim Reynolds Iowa Republicans’ streak of horrendously low polling continues DES MOINES – A dark money group called The Fund for Economic Independence bought $600,000 worth of ads in a sad attempt to boost Brenna Bird’s poll numbers. After the ads aired, polls had Bird’s favorable/unfavorable numbers at 25/35, […]