Articles Tagged: Zach Wahls

This week on the podcast, we discuss U.S. senate candidates in Iowa. Plus, backlash to and fallout from Gov. Kim Reynolds’ veto of pipeline and property rights legislation.

Also in the Campaign Almanac, the Democratic state lawmaker running to unseat an Iowa GOP Congressman announces a slate of new endorsements

The 33-year-old state senator from Coralville is the 3rd Democrat to announce in Iowa’s 2026 U.S. Senate election

Having suffered even more losses in yet another election cycle begs the question: Where do Iowa Democrats go from here?

Local elected officials and community advocates stood next to a 20-foot inflatable IUD used as a symbol as part of a national campaign to protect the right to contraception amid a growing partisan clash over reproductive rights in the United States.

A look back at the top news stories from the week of June 12

Wahls was voted out as leader by his peers after he fired two long-time Senate Democrat staffers

Senate Democrats are not commenting, but reports indicate the group was upset with Wahls over the recent firing of two longtime staffers.

State lawmakers have completed their work for the year, concluding a session that was momentous and often contentious

Legislative Republicans are not answering some questions from Democrats during debate to avoid their answer being cited in future Iowa Supreme Court rulings.

Iowa Republican House lawmakers have proposed a measure that would require parental consent before children under the age of 18 can use social media.

Emboldened by six years of conservative reforms under their belts and multiple elections that expanded their majorities in the House and Senate, Iowa Republicans have felt empowered to push a more conservative agenda. It coincides with the 2024 GOP race for president, softening the ground for candidates to campaign on the same themes.

Republican state lawmakers continued to advance bills opponents say target and discriminate against Iowa’s LGBTQ community.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday said it is her goal to abolish state income tax by the end of her four-year term in 2026.

Steering committee members vote Saturday on new chair and a proposal to establish a committee focused on winning elections.