20 Apr 2018

Reynolds Prioritizes Out of State Fundraiser Over Iowa Taxpayers

By Tess Seger
Questions remain unanswered about Reynolds’ method of travel.  
13 Apr 2018

TODAY: Fred Hubbell To Launch ‘Standing Up For Iowa’s Farmers Tour,’ Traveling Statewide Discussing His Vision To Protect And Strengthen Iowa’s Agriculture and Economic Future

By Fred Hubbell for Governor

Meeting With Farmers And Agricultural Workers From Audubon To Allamakee, Fred Will Discuss His Commitment To Standing Up For Iowa’s Farmer And Protecting Our Economic Future

As Trump’s Trade War Targets Iowa’s Leading Exports, Fred Will Make Bilateral Trade Partnerships To Protect Iowa’s Vital Export Markets

13 Apr 2018

Boulton Holds Second Medicaid Town Hall in Davenport

By Jordan Sabine

Davenport, IA - State Senator Nate Boulton, Democratic candidate for Governor, will hold a second town hall focused on Medicaid in Davenport. The town hall will feature personal stories from eastern Iowans who attend the event. This town hall will be the second in a series of three that Boulton is holding around the state to make sure that Iowans’ struggles with Reynolds’ privatized Medicaid scheme are heard.

11 Apr 2018

Secretary Pate hosting College Voter Engagement Summit this Friday, Saturday

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate will host a two-day College Voter Engagement Summit this Friday and Saturday at the State Capitol to help prepare students for the 2018 elections and identify best practices for non-partisan voter registration drives on campus.

11 Apr 2018

Majority Buries McCombie’s Constituent Initiatives in Subcommittee

By David Kubik

On Monday, April 9th HB 4588 and HB 4586 were scheduled to be heard in the House Judicial-Criminal Committee, but they were not allowed to be voted on.

Springfield, IL - 4/10/2018 - State Representative Tony McCombie (IL-71st) released the following statement after common sense legislative measures to protect DCFS workers and adult protective service employees from assault were pulled and put in subcommittee to not be heard.

06 Apr 2018

Iowa Public Television to Hold Iowa Press Debate: Democratic Gubernatorial Primary

By Susan Ramsey

Live statewide broadcast Wednesday, May 16, 7 p.m. Johnston, Iowa - Iowa Public Television will host an Iowa Press debate for the Iowa Democratic Gubernatorial Primary on Wednesday, May 16 at the Iowa Public Television studios in Johnston, Iowa. The 90 minute debate will begin at 7 p.m. in front of a live audience in the Maytag Auditorium. The program will air live on IPTV and be streamed online at Iptv.org.  

05 Apr 2018

Statement From Fred Hubbell On Chinese Tariffs Against Iowa Pork And Ethanol Exports

By Hubbell for Governor

Yesterday Chinese tariffs on U.S. pork and ethanol exports took effect, targeting Iowa’s $11 billion in agricultural exports and causing the cost of Iowa pork exports to tumble.

05 Apr 2018

Secretary of State Paul Pate statement on District Court’s ruling

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES - Polk County District Court Judge David May has issued a ruling regarding gubernatorial candidate Ron Corbett’s appeal to last week’s decision by the State Objection Panel to reject his nomination petitions. 

04 Apr 2018

Iowa Democratic Party Statement on SF 481, the bill that bans sanctuary cities

By Tess Seger, Iowa Democratic Party
Des Moines, IA – Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement on Senate File 481: “SF 481 makes it clear that Iowa’s fields of opportunity are only available to the white immigrants who moved here before the Republican Party embraced xenophobia. This bill addresses a problem that does not exist, wastes the tax payer funded time of our lawmakers, and it will make our communities less safe.
02 Mar 2018

Daniel Biss shares middle-class vision for Illinois while Pritzker, Kennedy recycle stale attacks

By Tom Elliott

CHICAGO, Ill. -- At tonight's debate, JB Pritzker launched hollow, hypocritical attacks against Daniel Biss, the only progressive middle-class candidate in the race with a record of supporting working families.

Biss on Pritzker’s hypocritical pension reform attacks

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