“I think there's going to be an effort to push for everything that's on the agenda,” University of Northern Iowa political scientist Chris Larimer said. “I think they're going to push on tax cuts, maybe more easing of gun restrictions and kind of waiting and seeing what they're going to do on abortion” in anticipation of a United States Supreme Court decision on a Mississippi abortion law.
Justin Wasson, 33, is running in the rural Linn and Benton counties district, which includes Central City, Bertram, Vinton, Ely, Fairfax, Belle Plaine, Mount Vernon and Van Horne. The founder and owner of Affordable Pressure Washing in Cedar Rapids says he wants to take his experience cleaning up messes to the Statehouse.
Mary Ann Hanusa drops bid for Congress
Waterloo Democratic Rep. Ras Smith announced Wednesday he was suspending his campaign for Iowa governor.
The race for Iowa attorney general in 2022 will be about “who is the best lawyer to stand up and advocate for Iowans, who will work hard for them and defend the issues that they care about,” according to Brenna Bird.
Lawmakers must address children’s needs, school funding, opportunities for working Iowans and legislative transparency, first-term Democrat says.
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The Iowa Republican says he was unaware -- until he saw published reports last weekend -- of a PowerPoint presentation outlining how Congress could challenge the 2020 presidential election results, including declaring a national security emergency and seizing paper ballots.
Art Staed currently represents House 66, which covers northeast Cedar Rapids. The new district will encompass more than half the same territory as well as Hiawatha and Robins.
Grassley’s vote for the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package will support electric vehicles and charging stations at the expense of Iowa corn farmers and ethanol producers, according to Jim Carlin, his GOP primary challenger.
State Sen. Roby Smith says he will run for state treasurer in 2022 rather than seek re-election to the Iowa Legislature.
While some yard signs are seen in public right of way spaces around Cedar Rapids where they are not supposed to be placed, the city treads carefully on regulating signs to protect citizens’ free speech rights.
When Tiffany O’Donnell’s four-year term as Cedar Rapids mayor starts Jan. 1, she will be the only newcomer on the nine-member City Council, but she sees her fresh perspective as an asset.
Women Lead Change Chief Executive Officer Tiffany O’Donnell staved off competition from TrueNorth employee Amara Andrews to win the runoff election and become the next Cedar Rapids mayor, only the third woman to serve in the role.
Tiffany O’Donnell raised three times as much as her opponent Amara Andrews in the run-up to the Tuesday runoff election that will decide Cedar Rapids’ next mayor.
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