by Luke Martz | Dec 29, 2020 | Campaigns, Congress, Featured, Opinion, State Politics
What a year. When Iowa Field Report launched in January, we, like countless others, could have never have imagined the events that lay ahead. Looking back at 2020, a lot happened. First, remember the Iowa Caucus? Yeah, that was this year. So was the battle between...
by Senator Joni Ernst | Dec 21, 2020 | Congress, Opinion
Iowan Brandon Lay was a hero—not just as a Marine serving two tours in Afghanistan—but also as someone who dedicated his time and energy to helping fellow veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after he returned home. Because of Brandon’s...
by Luke Martz | Dec 12, 2020 | Campaigns, Congress, Opinion
Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is now Congresswoman-elect Miller-Meeks. Two weeks ago, the Iowa State Canvassing Board–which consists of the Governor, Secretary of State, Ag Secretary, Auditor, and Treasurer (three Republicans and two Democrats)–voted...
by Luke Martz | Dec 7, 2020 | Campaigns, Congress
Remember Jamie Raskin? The radical East Coast liberal that Cindy Axne gave her vote to? Well, he’s back. After voting on behalf of Iowa’s third congressional district while Cindy Axne was too busy to come to work, Raskin is apparently still hungry to...
by Chuck Grassley | Dec 4, 2020 | Congress, Conservation, Policy
Congress should raise the royalty rates on federal lands. By Senators Charles Grassley and Tom Udall One hundred years ago, Congress passed the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, setting up a system in which companies lease public lands to wrest valuable oil and gas from...
by Luke Martz | Dec 2, 2020 | Campaigns, Congress
Failed Lt. Governor Candidate and State Senator Rita Hart lost her campaign against Mariannette Miller-Meeks to represent Iowa’s second district in Congress. Miller-Meeks was officially declared the winner Monday afternoon by the state canvassing board with a...
