by Luke Martz | Nov 4, 2021 | State Politics
At a business owner roundtable today, participants expressed deep concern over the current state of the economy and the Biden Administration’s decisions like the new federal vaccine mandate. The round table, hosted in Altoona, brought in business owners and...
by Luke Martz | Oct 23, 2021 | State Politics
This week, Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation released a poll that backs up what anyone with a pulse in Iowa is saying: Governor Kim Reynolds and Senator Chuck Grassley are plowing the field on their way to re-election. The poll reflected a strong showing for Governor...
by Luke Martz | Oct 21, 2021 | Legislature, State Politics
The only people playing politics with Iowa’s redistricting process and the maps are Iowa Democrats. Both times legislative maps have been released this fall, House and Senate Democrat leaders have actually endorsed passing the maps BEFORE they were even released...
by Luke Martz | Oct 19, 2021 | Campaigns, Governor, State Politics
Really desperate. As most of you know, natural gas prices are skyrocketing and will only get worse this winter. It doesn’t take a genius to see that Biden’s energy policies are no different than the rest of his policies– a total disaster. But...
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 | Oct 12, 2021 | Opinion, State Politics
You’ve seen his shtick. You’ve seen him take to Twitter to say that we all just need to be nicer to each other. That we have to get beyond this red versus blue stuff. That we can’t just put on our jersey and battle it out. A few examples: “If you do choose to enter...