This week, the Urban Institute released a report showing that health care premiums will increase for Iowa families by as much 16 percent thanks to Congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration. Reps. Blum, Young and the Republican Party must answer for this increase in middle class families’ costs.

“We need to take action now, to turn Iowa around and ensure working Iowans can reach their full potential here.” - State Senator Nate Boulton

Des Moines, IA – Over the past few days, Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald hit the road on the Iowa Deserves Better Tour to talk to communities in Southern Iowa about the impact of the Reynolds Budget Crisis. Residents came together in concern about the serious cuts being made to critical local services to pay for Governor Reynolds and her Republicans’ Koch Brothers-written agenda.   Highlights from the latest leg of the Iowa Deserves Better tour:  

A blockbuster report from the Associated Press reveals that vulnerable Rep. Rod Blum violated House ethics rules by failing to disclose an internet company that he owns and used his Congressional staff to promote for his own benefit. The internet marketing company, Tin Moon, is raising eyebrows for helping companies hide information about FDA safety warnings from consumers, putting Iowans’ safety at risk.