Parkland Mass Shooting Survivors, Mark Hamill Target Steve King
Ever since survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting massacre in mid-February began demanding stronger gun laws in America, Steve King's...
Retirement Party: State Rep. Ralph Watts, R-Adel
Part of a series looking at state lawmakers who have said they don’t plan to run for re-election in 2018.
A 73-year-old, eight-term incumbent from...
Weekly News Roundup: Trump Tariffs Worry Iowa Pork Producers in Wake of China Backlash
The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio.
President Trump’s recent announcement that he would impose tariffs on $60 billion worth...
Retirement Party: State Rep. Clel Baudler, R-Greenfield
Part of a series looking at state lawmakers who have said they don’t plan to run for re-election in 2018.
A retired state trooper and...
Weekly News Roundup: Ivanka Trump Comes to Iowa, Senate GOP Reshuffles After Dix Affair
The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio.
According to the office of Gov. Kim Reynolds, Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter...
Trump USDA Appointee Annette Sweeney Makes Bid to Replace Bill Dix Official
After former Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix's abrupt resignation Monday in the wake of Iowa Starting Line's scoop catching the self-proclaimed family values lawmaker...
Retirement Party: State Sen. Rick Bertrand, R-Sioux City [Updated]
Update, 8/18: Earlier this week, Rick Bertrand reversed his decision to not seek re-election after Steve Stokes, the GOP nominee for state Senate District...
Iowa Dems See Upset in Pennsylvania As Sign of Steve King’s Vulnerability
In a huge upset Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District, Democrat Conor Lamb defeated Republican rival Rick Saccone by just over 600 votes. The...
Retirement Party: Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix, R-Shell Rock
The first in a series looking at state lawmakers who have said they don’t plan to run for re-election in 2018.
Several state lawmakers, in...
Weekly News Roundup: Senate GOP Attempts Power Grab with Supreme Court, Ballot Bills
The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio.
Less than a week after passing a bill that would effectively ban nearly...
