Also in the Campaign Almanac, Democratic U.S. Senate candidates announce endorsements, a candidate for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District makes a fundraising announcement, and the League of Women Voters plans a candidate forum in Iowa City.
The environmental nonprofit Wings2Water has awarded $26,000 to local organizations whose projects aim to address water quality in the Mississippi River watershed.
Also in Campaign Almanac: Dueling TV ads focus on Christina Bohannan’s support of law enforcement
Also, Iowa Farm Bureau’s political arm has endorsed Republican Randy Feenstra
The Linn County League of Women Voters will host a speaker Saturday morning to discuss property taxes in the state.
GOP Sen. Charlie McClintock says he’s still undecided on whether to support the bill.
The forums will be held in person and streamed online. Early voting begins Oct. 19.
The League of Women Voters of Johnson County and the Iowa City Public Library will host a program on the new changes Oct. 12.
The group building a case for better elections in Iowa is expanding outreach to pave the way for lawmakers to authorize ranked choice voting. Here’s what Better Ballot Iowa’s director had to say about next steps.
The newly formed Cedar Rapids Voting Rights Coalition is sponsoring candidate forums for contested local races starting 10 a.m. Saturday with State Senate Districts 37 and 39, and Linn County Supervisor District 1.
Several Cedar Rapids organizations that serve people of color, women and youth voters are banding together to boost voter turnout and registration.
Some have called expanding the bottle bill to include water and energy drinks, and double the deposit to a dime to increase the penny-per-can handling fee for redemption centers to 2 cents. Even that may not be enough to support redemption centers, especially in rural Iowa, according to Iowa State University economics professor Dermot Hayes, who has been analyzing the bottle bill for about 10 years.
Johnson County League of Women Voters, UI virtual presentation planned for April 21
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