Weekly News Roundup: Former Kansas Medicaid Director Comes to Iowa, Iowan Resigns from Homeland...
The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio.
Former Director of Kansas Medicaid Program to Run Iowa’s
Michael Randol, the former director...
ISU Agribiz Magnate Roger Underwood’s Social Media Posts Contrary to University’s Commitment to Diversity
Roger Underwood, an Ames agribusiness magnate and Iowa State University philanthropist, is also a major GOP donor and active social media user. Some of...
Gov. Reynolds Distances Herself from GOP Activists Tied to Saudi Lobbying Campaign
Gov. Kim Reynolds has removed GOP activists and executive branch employees Kim and Connie Schmett as volunteer Polk County co-chairs of her gubernatorial re-election...
Grassley-Approved Judge Rated Unqualified by ABA Failed to Disclose Conflict of Interest [Updated]
Update, 12/15: This week, Chuck Grassley advised President Trump that he "should not proceed" with the nomination of Brett Talley and "reconsider" another federal...
Wintersteen and Husband Have Given $3,000 to Trump Nominee Bill Northey
Sam Clovis’ nomination to be the US Department of Agriculture’s chief scientist was jettisoned the other week in the wake of news about his...
Weekly News Roundup: Governor Asks for Review of Saudi-Funded Lobbying, GOP to Create HR...
The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio.
Gov. Reynolds Asks Ethics Board to Review GOP Officials’ Lobbying for Saudi Arabia
Gov....
Memories from Vietnam War Still Raw for Some of Its Iowa Veterans
Time slowly has healed some, but not all, of the wounds Vietnam War veterans in Iowa feel now even though more than 42 years...
Chickens in the Yard
A few weeks ago, a group I founded was scheduled to go before the Boone City Council to ask for an ordinance allowing people...
Steve King Dismisses Roy Moore Molestation Response from Senators Who Won’t “Help Move Trump...
Congressman Steve King responded to a bombshell report Thursday in the Washington Post that Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore molested a 14-year-old girl when...
Progressive Credentials Not Enough for Szopinski to Emerge as Ames Mayor
Backed by the current mayor and a host of other prominent community members, John Haila, a widely respected local architect, won a decisive victory...
