by Luke Martz | Apr 2, 2020 | State Politics
On Tuesday, March 31st, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate released details on a program to enable every registered voter in the state of Iowa to participate in the June 2nd primary via absentee ballot. To increase the safety of voters and poll workers for the June 2nd...
by Luke Martz | Mar 31, 2020 | Governor, State Politics
Yesterday, Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit challenging Governor Reynolds’ proclamation suspending all non-essential surgeries until mid-April because of the COVID-19 outbreak. According to Planned Parenthood, continuing to abort babies will help preserve personal...
by Luke Martz | Mar 24, 2020 | State Politics
On Friday, a formal objection was filed to remove four of the five Republicans running in the 4th district congressional race. Today the State Objection Panel convened via conference call and voted to down the objections. You can find a full copy of the Hanson...
by Luke Martz | Mar 12, 2020 | State Politics
Iowa political parties are working to accommodate coronavirus concerns at upcoming events. The Republican Party of Iowa will host its county conventions this Saturday. The Iowa Democratic Party’s county conventions are scheduled the following Saturday. However,...
by Luke Martz | Feb 27, 2020 | State Politics
Throughout 2019, and mainly since the agency’s December proposal, there has been increasing concern over Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) and how Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has generously distributed them to big oil companies. Iowa lawmakers note that they...
by Luke Martz | Feb 25, 2020 | State Politics
New polling shows that 51.8% of Iowans are in favor of a tax reform plan similar to what Governor Kim Reynolds proposed during her 2020 condition of the state address. Only 32.5% of those surveyed were opposed to the idea. The Governor has proposed a two-part plan....
