Town hall meeting Archives

Grassley discusses Trump’s trade war, social security, the Supreme Court and more in Iowa City ‘town hall’

Posted on Jul 10, 2018 by Genevieve Trainor

On Friday, July 6, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley stopped in Iowa City as part of his commitment to visit all 99 counties in Iowa. Tru Art Color Graphics and Bankers Advertising Company hosted the senator’s town hall meeting in the calendar factory that is the heart of the 122-year-old business; the meeting was in part an opportunity for Grassley to take a tour and see the manufacturing in action. (Full disclosure: This writer also works at BAC, the promotional products distribution wing of the company where the town hall was held.) […]

Photos: Joni Ernst town hall

Posted on Mar 18, 2017 by Zak Neumann

Senator Joni Ernst held a town hall-style forum at Sinclair Auditorium on the Coe College campus in Cedar Rapids on Friday, March 17 as part of a 99 county tour. An energetic crowd filled the auditorium. The forum started with a crowd member spontaneously singing “America, the Beautiful” from the balcony, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and an introduction from Coe College President David McInally. […]

Harreld hit with series of questions at UI Town Hall

Posted on Feb 24, 2016 by Lucy Morris

At the first of several planned University of Iowa town hall meetings, the atmosphere turned heated as community members had a chance Tuesday to ask new UI President Bruce Harreld questions. The crowd partially filled the lecture hall in the […]