BUILD OUR BENCH: Iowa Democratic Party Launches New Program to Support Local Candidates
Today, the Iowa Democratic Party launched a new program called Build Our Bench focused on the recruitment, training, and support of Democratic candidates for local office across the state. This year, the Iowa Democratic Party has filed a near-record number of candidates for state and federal races. Build Our Bench will support those candidates, but […]
Reynolds, Trump Fail to Produce Results for Iowa Farmers
Today, Governor Reynolds met with President Trump to discuss his trade war’s impact on the state of Iowa and, yet again, failed to produce tangible results for worried Iowa farmers and rural communities. “Rural communities don’t need more empty words from Governor Reynolds and President Trump right now, they need action. Despite her supposedly close relationship with the White House, Governor Reynolds has […]
Iowans Can’t Trust Governor Kim Reynolds to Get Results from Trump Meeting
Last time Reynolds met with Trump, Iowa lost out “big league.” Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced that she would be joining a meeting with President Trump and governors concerned about his destabilizing trade war. “Governor Reynolds has acknowledged that these tariffs will hurt our state, but she has yet to produce any results that will […]
The Real “Kim Reynolds Story” Is One of Failed Leadership and Leaving Iowans Behind
Governor Reynolds hopes to hide the truth about her record with new TV ad Governor Reynolds is out with a new ad talking about “the Iowa story” but fails to mention how the story of her leadership has been leaving millions of Iowans behind while protecting those who fund GOP efforts. “The Governor has failed at […]
Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Senate District 25 Special Election Results
This morning, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement in regards to the results of the special election in Senate District 25: “Iowa Democrats are incredibly proud of the campaign Tracy Freese and her awesome team ran in Senate District 25. Her candidacy underscores why it is so important that Democrats run in […]
Gov. Reynolds Focuses on Helping Trump, Not Iowa
Even as Iowa’s farmers and rural communities panic over the impact of President Trump’s trade war, Governor Kim Reynolds is all-in on helping Trump however she can. Just recently, she committed Iowa’s National Guard troops to Trump’s border folly. “Yet again, we see Governor Reynolds more committed to helping President Trump than helping the Iowans who are hurt by […]
REYNOLDS BUDGET CRISIS: Reynolds’ Revenue Giveaways Don’t Work
Ahead of the House Republicans’ hearing on Governor Kim Reynolds’ proposed tax giveaways, the Iowa Democratic Party is reminding Iowans that not only has Reynolds tried this budget-busting tactic before, but the state is still reeling from the budget crisis it created. “Reynolds’ proposed revenue giveaways are the equivalent of trying to balance the family […]
As Trump Trade War is Set to Pummel Iowa, Does Reynolds Still Consider Trump an “Ally and Friend”?
Why Isn’t Governor Kim Reynolds Fighting for Rural Iowa? Farmers across Iowa are bracing for the devastation brought by Trump’s trade war. Newspapers across the state are filled with stories about farmers who are facing dramatically lower prices as a result of Donald Trump’s ill-conceived trade war. Now is a time that rural Iowa needs a leader. Unfortunately, they are not […]
ICYMI: STEM Majors Hit Hardest By Reynolds Budget Crisis Cuts
Students pursuing STEM majors will be hit the hardest by Reynolds’ mid-year budget cuts, cuts made necessary by the Reynolds Budget Crisis. “We should be encouraging young Iowans to go into the STEM fields, not jacking up their tuition. Yet again, Under Governor Kim Reynolds, the very Iowans we should be helping the most are […]
Iowa Democratic Party Statement on the Passage of SF 481
Racist Anti-Immigrant Bill is a stain on our state. This evening, the Iowa Senate passed Senate File 481. Iowa Democratic Chair Troy Price released this statement in response: “SF 481 is a pointless piece of legislation. It purposefully singles out hardworking, Iowa families and tells them they are not welcome. It will make our cities […]