Elizabeth Meyer

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst declined to give a direct answer Thursday night when asked whether she supports President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold federal funding from schools that do not resume in-person classes this fall. “Do you agree with President Trump that the schools that don’t reopen should have their funding cut?” asked a person…

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst declined to give a direct answer Thursday night when asked whether she supports President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold federal funding from schools that do not resume in-person classes this fall. “Do you agree with President Trump that the schools that don’t reopen should have their funding cut?” asked a person…

Iowa Democrats have made the Renewable Fuel Standard and ethanol industry a central part of their campaign against Joni Ernst this month as they work to paint the first-term senator as an ineffective politician who has not delivered for a key constituency: farmers. Theresa Greenfield, Democrats’ candidate for U.S. Senate, has worked to connect the…

Iowa Democrats have made the Renewable Fuel Standard and ethanol industry a central part of their campaign against Joni Ernst this month as they work to paint the first-term senator as an ineffective politician who has not delivered for a key constituency: farmers. Theresa Greenfield, Democrats’ candidate for U.S. Senate, has worked to connect the…

Iowa Democrats have made the Renewable Fuel Standard and ethanol industry a central part of their campaign against Joni Ernst this month as they work to paint the first-term senator as an ineffective politician who has not delivered for a key constituency: farmers. Theresa Greenfield, Democrats’ candidate for U.S. Senate, has worked to connect the…

Following the first fundraising cycle of the general election, Rita Hart’s campaign is reporting its best money-making quarter since the Eastern Iowa Democrat launched her campaign last summer. Between April 1 and June 30, Hart raised more than $620,000 and has $1.35 million in cash-on-hand, according to the campaign. Candidates’ Federal Election Commission filings have…

David Young’s reputation in Congress was that of a moderate Republican (even when his voting record didn’t match it) willing to out-work the competition by visiting all 16 counties in Iowa’s 3rd District every month. Then, in 2018, he was hit by the blue wave that swept in a new House Democratic majority. Cindy Axne,…

A bill championed by Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne to lower the cost of health insurance premiums for people purchasing coverage on the federal exchange was advanced this week as part of a larger effort by Democrats to shore up the Affordable Care Act. The U.S. House of Representatives advanced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care…

A bill championed by Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne to lower the cost of health insurance premiums for people purchasing coverage on the federal exchange was advanced this week as part of a larger effort by Democrats to shore up the Affordable Care Act. The U.S. House of Representatives advanced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care…

At the same time Sen. Joni Ernst is promoting her tough talk against the Environmental Protection Agency and its antagonism toward the ethanol industry, campaign finance records show the Iowa senator has accepted thousands of dollars from a large oil company that is skirting a renewable fuels law. Between 2014 and 2019, Federal Election Commission filings show…