Rachelle Chase

In August, Iowa made history by being the last state in the U.S. to restore voting rights to Iowans with felony convictions. But it wasn’t until October that the number of ex-offenders benefiting from Gov. Kim Reynolds’ executive order was released and the details published. In mid-October, Rep. Ras Smith learned of the 35,000 ex-offenders…

Civil rights activist Willie Mae Wright wasn’t going to let the pandemic prevent her from casting her vote at the polls. The 88-year-old was going to don her protective gear and make her way to Waterloo’s Ward 4 Precinct 1 polling location, and no one was going to stop her. “I’m going to the natural…

Braving the cold yesterday, Congressman Dave Loebsack, Dr. Megan Srinivas, and others made stops in Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo for Biden for President Iowa’s  “Vote Like Your Life Depends on It” press conference. In Waterloo, the two were joined by local businessman Gary Kroeger to discuss the severity of COVID-19, the growing number of…

Braving the cold yesterday, Congressman Dave Loebsack, Dr. Megan Srinivas, and others made stops in Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo for Biden for President Iowa’s  “Vote Like Your Life Depends on It” press conference. In Waterloo, the two were joined by local businessman Gary Kroeger to discuss the severity of COVID-19, the growing number of…

Braving the cold yesterday, Congressman Dave Loebsack, Dr. Megan Srinivas, and others made stops in Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo for Biden for President Iowa’s  “Vote Like Your Life Depends on It” press conference. In Waterloo, the two were joined by local businessman Gary Kroeger to discuss the severity of COVID-19, the growing number of…

There are more than 365,000 Iowans with disabilities. Eric Donat and Jenn Wolff, who both have disabilities and are advocates for those with disabilities, want them all to get out and vote. “Imagine if we all voted,” said Wolff, “and got our families to vote and then got our caregivers on top of that. We…

Go to just about any community event in Black Hawk County and it seems like County Supervisor Chris Schwartz is there—and not because he’s running for re-election (which he is) or looking for media attention. Quite the opposite, actually. Schwartz seems oblivious to media presence. “If you want the public to trust you and your…

Since 1984, the Brown & Black Forums of America—the oldest minority-focused presidential forum in the nation—has been hosting presidential candidate debates. This year, they decided to add a second event. On Tuesday, they hosted the first-ever Make It Count Voter Education Town Hall to educate and motivate people to vote. “We’re so excited about this one…

Since 1984, the Brown & Black Forums of America—the oldest minority-focused presidential forum in the nation—has been hosting presidential candidate debates. This year, they decided to add a second event. On Tuesday, they hosted the first-ever Make It Count Voter Education Town Hall to educate and motivate people to vote. “We’re so excited about this one…

Since 1984, the Brown & Black Forums of America—the oldest minority-focused presidential forum in the nation—has been hosting presidential candidate debates. This year, they decided to add a second event. On Tuesday, they hosted the first-ever Make It Count Voter Education Town Hall to educate and motivate people to vote. “We’re so excited about this one…