U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack and 30 other House Democrats voted with Republicans on Friday in favor of moving forward with the controversial Keystone XL pipeline…
Iowa Politics
Election 2014: How Johnson County voted
Huzzah! The 2014 election is over, and we can finally move on with the real business at hand: complaining and/or celebrating about the results while we dread the oncoming Iowa […]
Break from bipartisan: A rundown of Iowa’s third-party candidates
Had enough of ads complaining about Bruce Braley’s attendance record or Joni Ernst’s connection to the Koch brothers? Have you sunk into despair at the…
Hilary Clinton Rallies voters for Braley
After finishing a close third in the Iowa presidential caucuses less than eight years ago, it’s understandable that former first lady, lapsed New York senator, ex-secretary of state, and new […]
Protesters call out Ernst on minimum wage, women’s rights
U.S. Sen. candidate Joni Ernst brought her pal, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, to Iowa City Wednesday for a campaign event that was marred by multiple protesters who interrupted their speeches […]
Oh, the choices: Get the rundown on candidates looking to represent Iowa in federal office
With the November election fast approaching, a number of Iowa politicians have their eyes on Washington D.C. Here’s where they stand…
Alternative political candidates to gather this Wednesday in Iowa City
Third-party and independent candidates from across Iowa will meet in Shaeffer Hall this Wednesday, October 1 for an alternative candidate forum, hosted…
Sen. Bernie Sanders Campaigns in Waterloo and Dubuque
On the same weekend that a coy Hillary Clinton was eating fried steak in Indianola, across the state, in an under-the-radar red-meat stump speech that was literally a call for a “political revolution,” Senator Bernie Sanders made clear his intentions to crowds in Dubuque and Waterloo that he would run for the nation’s highest office.
As Branstad and Hatch square off, debt-burdened students are left scratching their heads
Today, in-state students and their families shell a bare minimum of about $8,000 for tuition and fees over the course of a year, despite a tuition freeze that…
Gov. candidate Jack Hatch to visit Sanctuary Pub
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch, along with his running mate, Cedar Rapids Councilwoman Monica Vernon, will be holding a fundraiser at Iowa City’s Sanctuary Pub, located at 405 S. Gilbert, […]
Miller-Meeks, Loebsack spar in Iowa City
During a debate in Iowa City Thursday night, Incumbent U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack had to answer to being named the least effective Congressman, while challenger Mariannette Miller-Meeks had to explain […]
Is this the most fascinating political candidate in the state of Iowa?
An independent candidate has emerged in Iowa by way of Rick Stewart. The Cedar Rapids resident and former CEO of Frontier Cooperative Herbs is looking to…