ICYMI: The 4-alarm fire in farm country

ICYMI: The 4-alarm fire in farm country Production prices are rising and incomes are falling across the nation, according to a new FarmProgress report Des Moines –  The future of the American agricultural industry is in dire straits. Farmers across the country are ringing alarm bells as their financial outlook goes from troubling to downright […]

Sept. 19 Iowa Economic Round-up: John Deere Lays Off 141 Iowans as Farm Economy Woes Continue

Sept. 19 Iowa Economic Round-up: John Deere Lays Off 141 Iowans as Farm Economy Woes Continue Iowa’s economy has been ranked the worst in the country. President Trump’s own Bureau of Labor Statistics puts Iowa 49th in economic growth and 48th in personal income growth. Even Republicans concede Iowa’s is in a “recessionary economy.” Leaders at the Federal Reserve […]

Iowa Republicans Vote to Raise Americans’ Health Care Premiums

Iowa Republicans Vote to Raise Americans’ Health Care Premiums With their votes, Randy Feenstra, Ashley Hinson, Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks own the sticker shock Iowans are facing in their insurance premiums.  Des Moines – Fresh off their decision to cut Medicaid for thousands of Iowa families, Iowa’s Republican Representatives have now also voted to directly raise […]

Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Rep. Ashley Hinson Voting to Make Health Care More Expensive for Nearly 120,000 Iowans 

Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Rep. Ashley Hinson Voting to Make Health Care More Expensive for Nearly 120,000 Iowans  Des Moines — Following Rep. Ashley Hinson’s vote for a bill that does not extend ACA premiums, making health care more expensive for nearly 120,000 Iowans, Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party Rita Hart released the following statement:  “It wasn’t […]

New Data: Iowa unemployment rises, over 65,000 Iowans without jobs

New Data: Iowa unemployment rises, over 65,000 Iowans without jobs  10,000 more Iowans don’t have jobs from August 2024 and unemployed people outnumber job openings Des Moines – The Iowa Workforce and Development agency recently published new data on the economic outlook of our state. Unfortunately for Iowans, things continue to move in the wrong direction. Today’s report […]

Iowans face huge insurance premium hikes as Iowa GOP toes party line in DC

Iowans face huge insurance premium hikes as Iowa GOP toes party line in DC Feenstra, Hinson, Miller-Meeks, and Nunn already voted for huge health care cuts earlier this year Washington – Iowans have been raising the alarm for months about the looming expiration of subsidies under the Affordable Care Act that help Iowa families afford health insurance. As the country […]

Putting party loyalties over Iowans best interests, Randy Feenstra and Iowa Republicans vote for tariffs (again)

Putting party loyalties over Iowans best interests, Randy Feenstra and Iowa Republicans vote for tariffs (again) Washington – Despite Senator Chuck Grassley calling it “stupid policy” and months of concerns from Iowans, Randy Feenstra and Iowa Republicans voted to “surrender tariff powers” through at least January. Today’s vote is more of the same poor judgment, as Feenstra and the entire Iowa Republican delegation voted to protect the tariffs twice earlier […]

WATCH: Republicans Fail Their Promises to Fix Iowa’s Childcare Woes

WATCH: Republicans Fail Their Promises to Fix Iowa’s Childcare Woes KCRG: Despite Republican promises to fix Iowa’s childcare crisis, Iowa needs 40,000 more childcare slots Des Moines – Despite Republicans making multiple promises to fix Iowa’s childcare crisis – including Kim Reynolds mentioning it in her annual Condition of the State Address – Iowa is still lacking about 40,000 […]