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“Labor Is Taking A Stance”: SE Iowa Unions Refuse To Fade
Since the fall of 2017, tens of thousands of public sector employees in Iowa have participated in annual recertification elections to maintain their union representation. Recertification became a mandatory requirement for public sector unions across the state when the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature instituted sweeping changes to the state’s decades-old collective bargaining law. In addition to…
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Coal PAC, San Fran “Socialite,” Leadership Among Hinson’s Q3 Donors
State Rep. Ashley Hinson’s fundraising has largely held steady over the last six months, though she still trails the Democratic incumbent in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. Hinson, of Marion, is running to unseat Rep. Abby Finkenauer in the eastern Iowa swing district. In the third fundraising quarter [July 1 to Sept. 30], Hinson brought in…
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Ashley Hinson Silent On Impeachment As Others Speak Out
Ashley Hinson, a state representative and Republican candidate for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, has let a month pass by without weighing in on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The Linn County lawmaker has not condemned, or endorsed, Trump’s conversation with the president of Ukraine, in which he asked Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice…
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Michael Bennet Adds Polk County Leaders, Builds Up In Iowa
Michael Bennet, the Colorado senator and Democratic presidential candidate, now has a group of Polk County residents dedicated to spreading his message in the key Iowa county. The Polk County steering committee will “offer strategic guidance and lead outreach and organizing efforts” in the area as the Bennet campaign works to expand its presence in…
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I “Don’t Feel Like A Freshman” – Axne’s Eventful First Year
At the time Congresswoman Cindy Axne was sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, the federal government was in the midst of a partial shutdown. Then, in mid-March, her district was hit with historic flooding. Now, for the first time since the late 1990s, Axne is one of 228 representatives to put…
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Three Times Trump Quickly Contradicted Iowa Republicans This Month
President Donald Trump is well-known for veering off-script, contradicting allies on all sides, from military generals and cabinet officials to Republican members of Congress. Lately, the contradictions have piled up so quickly it has been difficult to keep track. Iowa Republicans will praise the president on one policy or another, only to have their words…
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Social Security Works, Iowa Groups Mobilize To Defeat Joni Ernst
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst was criticized Wednesday by an unlikely source — a famous singer-turned-Social Security advocate. Jon “Bowser” Bauman, a member of the 1970’s-era band “Sha Na Na,” now is a senior advisor to Social Security Works, a national organization working to protect one of the nation’s most popular public benefits. Bauman also is…
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Ernst In Trouble As More Ads On Social Security, Impeachment Target Her
As an incumbent Republican running in a swing state in the same year an unpopular president is up for reelection, Iowa’s Joni Ernst already had a target on her back. In light of controversial comments on Social Security, a struggling farm economy and an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, her path to a second term…
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New Q3 Fundraising Numbers: The State Of Iowa’s Federal Races
As we inch closer to the end of 2019, campaigns for the U.S. House and Senate are coming into focus. Since Starting Line last reported on fundraising numbers, more candidates were added to the races against Sen. Joni Ernst and Congressman Steve King, and for an open seat in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. Here’s where…
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Michael Bennet Keeps Focus On Iowa As Competitors Debate
In the middle of the night, at a gas station in rural Iowa, an employee recognized a little-known presidential candidate approaching the cash register. “You’re Bennet,” the woman said. The “Bennet” she recognized was Michael Bennet, a U.S. senator from Colorado and one of more than a dozen Democratic candidates vying for the White House.…
