Iowa Republican U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks said the legislation went too far. The pair instead sponsored a bill that would allow people over age 18 to access FDA-approved birth control pills over-the-counter.
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Districts are all tied or separated by just 1 point in new polling released this week
Iowa’s U.S. senators did not say whether they’d vote for a bill protecting the right to same-sex and interracial marriage …
The U.S. House is poised to vote to establish a right to contraception nationwide. Republicans Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks instead have introduced a bill to access birth control pills over the counter.
Former U.N. ambassador and 2024 GOP presidential hopeful campaigns for Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Davenport.
The requests from Reps. Hinson, Miller-Meeks and Axne seek funding for nearly $100 million worth of projects through what once was known as “earmarks.”
Also, an Eastern Iowa statehouse candidate scores endorsements
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.
The Democratic candidates for Congress in Eastern Iowa’s 1st and 2nd Districts were upbeat and confident when talking about their campaigns at a state party fundraiser.
Scott County Democrats attempted to pick a political fight with U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks this week after a tweet from her campaign manager showed volunteers holding signs while framing the flag of an anti-government paramilitary group.
A poll conducted for Cedar Rapids Democrat Abby Finkenauer shows her with a nearly 50-point lead over her nearest competitor in the three-way June 7 primary for the party’s U.S. Senate nomination to face Sen. Chuck Grassley.
Iowa U.S. Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks criticized the recent extension of mask mandates in airports and other transportation hubs, saying there’s “no science” to support such a move given air filtration systems and CDC guidance. But is that true?
Iowa elections’ recount procedures would be streamlined, funding from private groups to help elections operations would be prohibited, and an additional signature requirement for votes cast by mail would be added under a new proposal being considered by state lawmakers.
Abby Finkenauer raised just shy of $2 million in 2021 in her bid to challenge Iowa’s longtime U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, her campaign reported Monday.
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