ICYMI: MercyOne Announces More Layoffs in Mason City

ICYMI: MercyOne Announces More Layoffs in Mason City The announcement follows health care layoffs in Des Moines, clinic closure in Ottumwa Des Moines – MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City will lay off 34 employees on March 17.  MercyOne previously announced 67 Des Moines-based employees will be let go in March and 40 health care workers will […]

FRONT PAGE NEWS: “GOP Grassroots Signal Unease With Feenstra”

FRONT PAGE NEWS: “GOP Grassroots Signal Unease With Feenstra”  DES MOINES – This morning, the front page of The Gazette highlighted how Randy Feenstra is facing major “dissatisfaction” and “opposition” from his own party after finishing a distant third in straw polls at the caucuses, as GOP activists are planning for the “very, very real […]

Group Pushing National Abortion Ban Endorses Ashley Hinson

Group Pushing National Abortion Ban Endorses Ashley Hinson Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America Endorsed Hinson in Her U.S. Senate Campaign DES MOINES – Today, the Susan B. Anthony (SBA) Pro-Life America Candidate Fund, a radical anti-choice group that supports a national abortion without exceptions for rape and incest, endorsed Ashley Hinson. “Ashley Hinson fully embraces a radical anti-choice agenda at […]

Statement: IDP Chair Thanks Volunteers for Successful Caucuses

Statement: IDP Chair Thanks Volunteers for Successful Caucuses Ready for Change, Thousands of Iowans Caucus in All 99 of Iowa’s Counties DES MOINES – Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart released the following statement regarding the 2026 IDP caucuses: “Thank you to all our county parties and volunteers that made our 2026 caucuses a success. Based […]

Trump Snubbing Feenstra Becomes Story of Visit as Anti-Endorsement Petition DOUBLES in Signatures

Trump Snubbing Feenstra Becomes Story of Visit as Anti-Endorsement Petition DOUBLES in Signatures Todd Dorman: “When the news about your campaign is people don’t want him to endorse you, he’s snubbing you — that’s bad news for the candidate.” DES MOINES – Donald Trump snubbing Randy Feenstra and refusing to give him an endorsement has officially become the story of […]

GOP Gov Primary Gets Messier as Feenstra Flops in Caucuses

GOP Gov Primary Gets Messier as Feenstra Flops in Caucuses DES MOINES – The Iowa Caucuses spotlighted Republicans’ “chaotic and competitive” gubernatorial primary as a wide-open mess, after Randy Feenstra flopped and finished a distant third in straw polls — exposing how he’s still facing major issues with his own party ahead of the June […]

This Groundhog Day, GOP Gov Candidates Are Stuck in Kim Reynolds’ Shadow

This Groundhog Day, GOP Gov Candidates Are Stuck in Kim Reynolds’ Shadow DES MOINES – Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning, and Randy Feenstra, Adam Steen, Zach Lahn, Brad Sherman, and Eddie Andrews are all stuck in the shadow of the most unpopular governor in the country for two years running: Kim Reynolds. The […]