Shane Vander Hart: I will not defend any controversial remarks made by Congressman Steve King, I will not label him, and I will be neutral in the upcoming primary.
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Reynolds Delivers 2019 Condition of the State Address
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds gave her second Condition of the State Address and outlined numerous priorities that should have bipartisan appeal.
Opening Day 2019: Iowa Senate Republican Leadership Remarks
Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver (R-Ankeny) and Senate President Charles Schneider (R-West Des Moines) offered remarks to open the Iowa Senate.
Opening Day 2019: Iowa House Republican Leadership Remarks
Speaker Linda Upmeyer (R-Clear Lake), House Majority Leader Chris Hagenow (R-Urbandale) and Speaker Pro Tem Matt Windschitl (R-Missouri Valley) gave remarks on opening day in the Iowa House.
Iowa GOP Has Greater Turnout in 2018, Democrats See Larger Gains
Iowa Republican voters had better turnout in 2018 than Iowa’s Democrats, but Democrats saw the larger increase in voter participation compared to 2014.
Appeals Court Sides With Trump Administration on Military Transgender Ban
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit overturned a lower court’s ruling that blocked the Trump Administration’s ban on “transgender” people serving in the military.
Kim Reynolds Announces Key Staff Positions
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ Administration announced additional staff changes rounding out the new Office of the Governor team.
What Did Mitt Romney’s Broadside of Trump Accomplish?
Shane Vander Hart: The only thing Mitt Romney accomplished was to garner some temporary praise by the very people who vilified him in 2012.
A Time For Hope
David Young: I challenge you to give some of your time volunteering, share your talents to bring joy, and help bring more hope and results to your community.
Facts Don’t Care About Their Feelings But You Should
Kelvey Vander Hart: Facts might not care about their feelings, but that doesn’t let YOU off the hook.
USA Today’s Treatment of Kyler Murray Is Disgusting
Shane Vander Hart: Kyler Murray’s accomplishments on the football field should driven the weekend news cycle, but instead the Heisman Trophy winner’s six-year-old tweets did.
Tariff Man
Shane Vander Hart: President Trump needs to remember tariffs are taxes. China does not pay those taxes, American consumers do and American exporters pay a price.
Honor to Whom Honor Is Due: George H.W. Bush
Collin Brendemuehl: The elder President Bush served his country honorably. He was one of the last high-ranking WWII veterans, even a war hero.
Upmeyer Announces Iowa House Committee Leadership
Iowa House Speaker Linda Upmeyer (R-Clear Lake) announced the committee Chairs and Vice Chairs for the Eighty-Eighth General Assembly.
Civility in Politics
Congressman David Young (R-Iowa): We must always respect each other and treat everyone with the dignity they deserve.
Why I Support The First Step Act
Chuck Grassley: Society has a vested interest to help released inmates return to their families, parent their children, join the workforce and pay taxes.