Iowa Supreme Court rules state constitution does not protect right to abortion
This post was originally published on this siteThe Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the state constitution does not protect the right to an abortion, clearing the way for the state’s Republican legislative majority to potentially enact stricter abortion measures.
6 takeaways from primaries in California, Mississippi and other states
This post was originally published on this siteAnalysis of the primary election results in California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota.
Five things to watch in California and beyond in Tuesday’s primaries
This post was originally published on this siteVoters in the nation’s largest state will head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in a series of marquee races. In San Francisco, voters will decide whether to boot their top prosecutor out of office, while Los Angeles residents will...
Iowa judge rules Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer can’t appear on Democratic primary ballot
This post was originally published on this siteA judge in Iowa ruled on Sunday that Democratic Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer cannot appear on the state’s June 7 primary ballot, dealing a significant blow to her already longshot hopes of unseating Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley.
Iowa governor to deliver GOP response to Biden’s State of the Union
This post was originally published on this siteIowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s upcoming State of the Union address.
Swalwell slams House Republican for touting funding in bill she voted down
This post was originally published on this siteRep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) slammed Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) on Thursday for touting funding lawmakers secured to improve locks and dams in her home state that was tucked away in a sweeping $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill she…
GOP flips Iowa state House seat
This post was originally published on this siteA pastor and tax adviser will become the first Republican to represent Newton in the Iowa state House in decades after winning a special election Tuesday to fill a vacancy in a once ancestrally Democratic manufacturing hub that has moved to the…
Grassley’s embrace of Trump shakes GOP landscape
This post was originally published on this siteSen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) enthusiastic appearance at a Trump event in Iowa over the weekend shows that the former president has further strengthened his grip on the GOP following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.The Iowa senator’s eagerness to…
