by Luke Martz | Oct 13, 2021 | Legislature, State Politics
Republican Jon Dunwell has won a special election for House Seat 29 in the Iowa Legislature. Dunwell defeated Democrat Steve Mullan. The victory marks the first time the seat has been flipped from one party to another in 46 years. In a statement released to the public...
by Luke Martz | Sep 27, 2021 | Governor, Legislature
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Monday morning that under her and Republican legislative leadership, the State of Iowa would end the 2021 fiscal year with a $1,238.6 billion budget surplus in its General Fund. “Iowa is in a very strong financial position due to...
by Representative Joe Mitchell | Sep 22, 2021 | Legislature, Opinion
Americans have always been innovative and hardworking. Our country was founded on entrepreneurs looking for new ways to modernize our world and see their products become successful thanks to the free market. Iowans in particular value these foundational elements of...
by Luke Martz | Sep 14, 2021 | Legislature
Republican Michael Bousselot has won his special election for Iowa House Seat 37. He defeated Democrat Andrea Phillips to represent the North Ankeny district. After all 12 polling sites closed, the final tally was 5,920 to 5,543. Bousselot pulled in 51.58% of the...
by Luke Martz | Sep 7, 2021 | Campaigns, Legislature
Republican Michael Bousselot is racking up key endorsements in the special election race to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Representative John Landon, who died of cancer. Two of the most coveted endorsements in the campaign, the National Federation of...
by Julian Garrett | Aug 26, 2021 | Legislature, Opinion
When Donald Trump was President, he had established a policy that required those illegally crossing the border with Mexico to return to Mexico to await their court dates. The Biden administration decided to abandon that policy and release those people into the United...
