Articles Tagged: Analysis

The drama is over, but the discussion needs to continue. The 2020 election results in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District were …

The 2024 presidential primary and the potential candidates’ travels to Iowa have begun, even though the caucuses are more than …

Last week was ‘Sunshine Week,” the annual reminder about the importance of open and transparent governance. With that in mind, …

It was the correct finish to an ordeal that never should have started. Andrea Sahouri, a reporter for the Des …

DES MOINES – The U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley may do something that a controversial elections bill …

Supply and demand is an economic principle that is as basic as they come. And it’s what we’re all dealing …

If my inbox and family phone conversations are any indication, interest in politics increased significantly during former President Donald Trump’s …

The Inauguration Day pledges were plentiful, filled with bipartisan spirit. By the next day, the gloves were off again. Hey, …

DES MOINES – As opening days go, it could have been better. Or safer, at the least. The first day …

A new year has begun and in Iowa politics we have reached our quadrennial respite: a light political calendar. Yes, …

First came the words, and shortly after the tears. The moment was not expected. But neither was it difficult to …

Journalists who cover the Iowa Capitol come from a variety of media outlets based not just in Des Moines but …

Never believe anyone who says your vote does not count. In any election, ‘My vote doesn’t count” is something of …

DES MOINES – With COVID-19 raging through Iowa at a disturbing pace, never before seen during the pandemic, the debate …

DES MOINES – Last week at this time, I had questions. Now, I have answers. I wrote there were many …