The 57-year-old is betting that emphasizing his faith, his personal story and a more optimistic message, while hauling in significant campaign cash, will be enough to carry him to the Republican nomination.
Tom Barton Campaigns & Elections May. 23, 2023 5:30 am1014d ago
The 57-year-old is betting that emphasizing his faith, his personal story and a more optimistic message, while hauling in significant campaign cash, will be enough to carry him to the Republican nomination.
Izabela Zaluska Local Government May. 22, 2023 5:12 pm1014d ago
The first phases of the Johnson County administrative campus renovation are likely going out to bid in early June — with construction anticipated to start in August — after months of review, redesign and discussions of how to keep costs down.
Local Government May. 22, 2023 5:00 am1015d ago
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Government & Politics May. 21, 2023 4:47 pm1015d ago
Do No Harm, a nonprofit that launched last year to oppose diversity initiatives in medicine, has evolved into a significant leader in statehouses seeking to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths.
Government & Politics May. 21, 2023 4:49 pm1015d ago
Many of this year's statehouse proposals to restrict gender-affirming care for youths are identical or very similar to some model legislation, or ready-made bills suggested to lawmakers by interest groups, an Associated Press analysis has found.
Government & Politics May. 21, 2023 4:28 pm1015d ago
At least 17 states, including Iowa, have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. An Associated Press analysis found that often those bills sprang not from grassroots or constituent demand, but from the pens of a handful of conservative interest groups.
AP Government & Politics May. 21, 2023 1:15 pm1015d ago
A super PAC called Never Back Down essentially is running a caucus campaign that, for legal reasons, cannot attach itself explicitly to candidate Ron DeSantis.
By Sarah Watson, Quad City Times Government & Politics May. 21, 2023 12:36 pm1015d ago
In her first visit to Davenport since announcing her run for president, Nikki Haley on Friday laid out her vision to cut federal spending and strengthen the country's status on the world stage.
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Government & Politics May. 19, 2023 9:20 pm1017d ago
Some seek someone like Trump but less polarizing
Podcasts May. 19, 2023 3:43 pm1017d ago
On the podcast this week, the showdown that wasn’t and what it means for the Republican presidential nomination, and the growing roster for Joni Ernst’s “Roast and Ride” fundraiser.
Local Government May. 19, 2023 2:03 pm1017d ago
Linn County Supervisor Louie Zumbach pitched streamlining services with area local governments in his State of the County address while lamenting record-high inflation and downplaying the role of state property tax reform in the fiscal woes facing the county.
Government & Politics May. 19, 2023 1:44 pm1017d ago
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson plans to reintroduce legislation to overturn a California law she says will devastate Iowa pork producers.
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