The combination of farm-state economic woes and Democrats speaking the language of working-class people has residents saying the state is ‘getting purple.’
Iowa
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A Good Election Night for Progressives
Tuesday’s results—some not yet final—bode well for the fall.
Posted inPolitics
One of the Democrats’ Best Chances to Flip a Governor’s Mansion in a Red State
Gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand is thinking locally to win Iowa.
Posted inWorking in America
Nurses in Iowa Are Fighting an Unprecedented Anti-Union Campaign
Hospital system UnityPoint would rather spend millions on anti-union ‘educators’ than on safe staffing policies.
Posted inPolitics
The First Casualty of the Big Beautiful Bill?
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst told a constituent, who feared health care cuts would lead to mass death, that ‘We all are going to die.’ That’s prompted a formidable challenge to her re-election.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Iowa Sees Little Progress on Gun Violence Prevention
After the Perry High School shooting, students demanded gun reform, but state lawmakers have been slow to respond.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Return of the Koch Brothers
Koch Industries is buying an Iowa fertilizer plant built with taxpayer dollars. Will federal authorities block the deal?
Posted inPolitics
Trump Wins Iowa, Sun Rises in East
An aging, distempered electorate votes for their favorite aging, distempered candidate.
Posted inPodcasts
Deep Fried Democracy
Dave Weigel and Lola Blanc discuss the Republican presidential primary.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Minnesota Stands Out in Midwest on Abortion
After ‘Dobbs,’ state lawmakers moved decisively to liberalize reproductive rights laws.