Politics
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Kim Reynolds Misspent COVID Funds, Rob Sand’s Audit Finds
Gov. Kim Reynolds directed CARES Act money meant for COVID-19 management to a HR company that her former chief of staff lobbies for, to set up a new HR software system for state government, a new audit from State Auditor Rob Sand shows. Approximately $21 million from the federal government meant for the pandemic was…
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Greenfield Only Candidate To Attend Historic Waterloo Forum
Main photo: Several attendees gather for post-event photo. (left to right) Bridget Saffold, Rev. Ed Loggins, Theresa Greenfield, Le Chelle Oliver, Warren Wortham, Nilvia Reyes Rodriguez, Rev. Abraham Funchess, Terrance Hollingsworth, Rachelle Chase, Bob Niemeyer, and Damien McMullen (kneeling). Theresa Greenfield was the only candidate on Saturday to attend the first-ever Empower Northend 2020 Candidate…
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Inside Iowa’s Big Q3 Fundraising Totals For Federal Races
Iowa Democrats nearly swept their Republican opponents in fundraising in the final quarter before Election Day, setting the candidates up for plenty of TV time, mailers and a barrage of social media ads. The U.S. Senate race between first-term senator Joni Ernst and Democrat Theresa Greenfield provides the most striking fundraising a federal Iowa race…
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Inside Iowa’s Big Q3 Fundraising Totals For Federal Races
Iowa Democrats nearly swept their Republican opponents in fundraising in the final quarter before Election Day, setting the candidates up for plenty of TV time, mailers and a barrage of social media ads. The U.S. Senate race between first-term senator Joni Ernst and Democrat Theresa Greenfield provides the most striking fundraising a federal Iowa race…
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It’s Clear Who The Real Scrappy Farmer Is For Iowa Senate
The veneer of Joni Ernst’s farm girl image got pulled back ever further at last night’s Iowa Senate debate, revealing the foundation of a D.C. politician who lost touch with her roots long ago. In what may go down as the defining moment of this year’s high-profile Senate contest, Ernst awkwardly bungled a question about…
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It’s Clear Who The Real Scrappy Farmer Is For Iowa Senate
The veneer of Joni Ernst’s farm girl image got pulled back ever further at last night’s Iowa Senate debate, revealing the foundation of a D.C. politician who lost touch with her roots long ago. In what may go down as the defining moment of this year’s high-profile Senate contest, Ernst awkwardly bungled a question about…
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It’s Clear Who The Real Scrappy Farmer Is For Iowa Senate
The veneer of Joni Ernst’s farm girl image got pulled back ever further at last night’s Iowa Senate debate, revealing the foundation of a D.C. politician who lost touch with her roots long ago. In what may go down as the defining moment of this year’s high-profile Senate contest, Ernst awkwardly bungled a question about…
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Joni Ernst: Systemic Racism Does Not Exist In Iowa
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst said Thursday she does not believe systemic racism exists in Iowa when pressed to give a direct answer during the final U.S. Senate debate before Election Day. “To be clear, do you believe that systemic racism exists here?” a debate moderator asked Ernst. “No, I don’t,” Ernst replied. “I believe that…
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Joni Ernst: Systemic Racism Does Not Exist In Iowa
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst said Thursday she does not believe systemic racism exists in Iowa when pressed to give a direct answer during the final U.S. Senate debate before Election Day. “To be clear, do you believe that systemic racism exists here?” a debate moderator asked Ernst. “No, I don’t,” Ernst replied. “I believe that…
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Kim Reynolds Is A Damn Joke
It’s hard to imagine how a governor could be more consistently embarrassing during the pandemic than Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa. At last night’s Donald Trump rally in Des Moines, close to 10,000 people packed together at the airport to see the President. Reynolds revved up the Trump supporters beforehand, maybe a fourth of whom…
