Government & Politics

Commissioner Doug Ommen says consumers can take preventative steps to protect themselves against the pressures caused by the exploding cost of reinsurance.

In Linn County, the trickle-down effect of state and national politics seems to have swayed campaign donors in some Cedar Rapids and Linn-Mar school board races that are on the ballot Nov. 7, with right-leaning candidates out-raising some incumbents.

A group of roughly 60 Iowa City-area Jews and their supporters gathered Friday at the Iowa City Ped Mall to collectively and publicly grieve the loss of Palestinian and Israeli life and to demand a cease fire, a release of all hostages, and an end to U.S. aid to Israel.

The group leading the charge to pass Cedar Rapids’ $220 million school bond referendum on Nov. 7 is relying on voter outreach and trying to combat public confusion over what’s part of the bond issue.

Also, Tim Scott: ‘Wipe Hamas off the face of the planet’

Senate leaders have said they will not take up the House proposal, and President Joe Biden has threatened to veto.

Cedar Rapids City Council candidates at-large talk key issues

On the podcast this week, we discuss a new Iowa Poll, uproar over a statement by college Democrats at the University of Iowa, Vivek Ramaswamy’s latest campaign swing through the state, and Mike Pence’s exit from the race.