The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee has approved a bill written by Sen. Joni Ernst that would help protect small businesses impacted by federal rules. The rule was drafted in response to the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule that was certified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last year. In it, the EPA […]
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Ernst favors selective service registration for women
Sen. Joni Ernst, (R-Iowa) revealed this week that she would support selective service registration for women. She said she hoped there would never be a need for the draft again in the U.S. Her comments came after the House Armed Services Committee voted to include women for registration. Ernst is the first female veteran to […]
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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 caucuses (only about 14 months away, friends!). Needless to say, Iowa Democrats had a very bad day yesterday, losing every congressional contest with the exception […]
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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 grandmother Hillary Rodham Clinton might be cool on campaigning in Iowa. She arrived in Cedar Rapids Wednesday to stump for senate candidate Bruce Braley, and […]
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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 on the steps outside Gilmore Hall on the University of Iowa campus. Right before the candidates arrived, the event was pushed outside. Shouting “Raise the […]
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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…
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Lyness wins big as Johnson County sees highest primary turnout since 2006
Contests for this fall’s elections are set following primaries across Iowa on Tuesday night. Nearly 13 percent of Johnson County voters turned out to nominate county…
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Joni Ernst wants you to know she grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm
Iowa State Sen. Joni Ernst released a pretty special campaign ad yesterday. Have you seen it? “I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm,” Ernst says, looking…
