by Luke Martz | Jun 17, 2021 | Legislature, State Government, State Politics
You surely missed it—because the mainstream press said nothing about it—but on the last night of the legislative session, when they hoped no one was watching, Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls and his Democrat colleagues played a game of pure partisan politics on...
by Iowa Field Report | Jun 16, 2021 | State Government, State Politics
AmericaBackstheBlueIowa held their first annual fundraising event over this past weekend at Grays Lake Park In Des Moines, Iowa for a run/walk event. Kids, families, and local Des Moines police officers in uniform attended the event in order to raise money for the...
by Iowa Field Report | Jun 15, 2021 | Opinion, State Politics
Black liberation protestors gathered yesterday to advocate for the complete abolition of The Des Moines Police Department. With this demand also came calls for the ‘decriminalization of Cannabis,’ the termination of all racists, and against a travel fund for an...
by Luke Martz | Jun 10, 2021 | Campaigns, Party Politics, State Politics
Congressman Randy Feenstra’s campaign announced today that former Vice President Mike Pence returning to Iowa in July. Pence will headline the Congressman’s inaugural Feenstra Family Picnic. The campaign noted that this is one the first event that former...
by Luke Martz | Jun 7, 2021 | Legislature, State Politics
Yesterday marked the anniversary of Operation Neptune. If that doesn’t ring a bell, perhaps you know it as the D-Day invasion of Normandy. The D-Day invasion of France is one of the most storied events in World War Two history. It marked the start of the Allied...
by Caleb Lillquist | Jun 6, 2021 | Party Politics, State Politics
The Young Republicans Of Iowa organization has come a long way in a short time, a group of about 100 members met over the weekend for their 1st annual State Convention in Nevada, Iowa this past Saturday. Throughout the convention, attendees enjoyed hearing from a heap...