by Luke Martz | Aug 29, 2020 | State Politics
On Friday evening, Iowa District Court Judge Tott ruled that Woodbury County Auditor, Patrick Gill violated the law. The lawsuit focused on absentee ballot request forms sent by Gill’s office. The request forms were mailed to more than 56,000 individuals...
by Luke Martz | Aug 27, 2020 | Campaigns, State Politics
In a decision handed down just a few minutes ago, The district court ruled in favor of Republican-aligned groups that Linn county auditor Joel Miller broke the law. View Decision Here Secretary of State Paul Pate, whose office was not involved with the lawsuit,...
by Luke Martz | Aug 18, 2020 | State Politics
On Monday evening Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez told the AP that “I think by 2024 we ought to have everyone being a primary state,”Said Perez on the first night of the DNC conventions. Later Iowa Democratic Party Chairman and former legislator...
by Luke Martz | Aug 17, 2020 | State Politics
It’s the first day of classes in Ames at Iowa State University. For the procrastinators that put off reading their English course outline until the last minute, they may have gotten a shock when they finally got around to it. In the course syllabus for professor...
by Luke Martz | Jul 6, 2020 | State Politics
According to the July Voter registration report by the Iowa Secretary of State’s office, Republicans now lead Democrats in voter registration totals for active voters in Iowa. At the beginning of March, Iowa Democrats held a nearly 15,000 person registration advantage...
by Luke Martz | Jun 28, 2020 | State Politics
On May 29, as described by Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri, “a peaceful protest” “devolved into a violent melee that spread through the East Village.” Eighteen were arrested, as reported by the Register, and “participants in the unrest broke windows at...
