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 […]

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 […]

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 […]