A trio of Democrats vying for their party’s U.S. Senate nomination toed the party line on issues including protecting abortion rights and same-sex marriage, but showed their differences on cancelling student debt, expanding the Supreme Court and who offers the best opportunity for winning in November.
Early in-person and mail-in voting is now underway for Iowa's June 7 primary election. Here’s how to check your registration status and vote in Linn and Johnson counties.
Reynolds endorsed a primary challenger to Rep. Jon Thorup, who has publicly opposed the governor’s proposed taxpayer-funded scholarships for private school tuition
Also, a former congressman endorses Mike Franken
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.
Janice Weiner and John Raley have shared the stage several times this spring, most recently at a May 9 forum hosted by the Johnson County League of Women Voters. The candidates speak highly of one another, but note clear differences in what they offer to voters.
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The Democratic candidates believe Grassley is vulnerable despite his long track record of electoral success in Iowa.
Grassley, who is completing his seventh six-year term in the U.S. Senate, is being challenged by a fellow Republican, attorney and state legislator Jim Carlin
But being bipartisan has lost some of its luster in polarized nation, political scientists say.
A severe shortage in baby formula in the U.S. has drawn the attention of Iowa’s congressional delegation and has become a campaign issue as well.
Campaign Almanac: Also, the state teachers union endorses Democrat Deidre DeJear for governor
Differences over a hard line on when to send U.S. troops to Ukraine and over ethanol policy were among the few to emerge during a televised debate between the Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in Iowa on Saturday night.
Also, Mike Franken picks up another endorsement in the Senate Democratic primary
Also, the Iowa Farm Bureau endorses U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley in Republican primary.
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