Des Moines Register: Politics
- Photos: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks at the Women's March before talking to voters
Saturday - 01/19/2019 - 05:33 PMSenator from New York and presidential hopeful Kirsten Gillibrand speaks at the Women's March before talking to voters in the East Village.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Photos: Gov. Kim Reynolds' Inaugural Ball
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 09:38 PMGov. Kim Reynolds celebrates her inauguration with a ball on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, in Des Moines.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - In Inaugural Address, Kim Reynolds calls Iowa one small town
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 02:02 PMIn her Inaugural Address, Kim Reynolds calls Iowa one small town, on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kim Reynolds is sworn in as Iowa's first elected female governor, making history
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 12:22 PMWith one hand held high and the other placed on a Bible, Kimberly Kay Reynolds took the oath of office as Iowa’s 43rd governor.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - After justice with cancer resigns, 19 Iowans apply for Iowa Supreme Court vacancy
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 11:34 AMThe nominating commission will conduct interviews Jan. 30.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nearly 40 Iowa Farm Service Agency offices temporarily open for loans, other services
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 05:59 PM“We are bringing back part of our FSA team to help producers with existing farm loans," said Sonny Perdue, the U.S. agriculture secretary.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gov. Kim Reynolds' agenda raises genuine Iowa issues over partisan ideology
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 02:07 PMThe governor seems to be listening to the people of Iowa instead of partisan special interests. Her speech on Tuesday offered a hopeful start.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Carroll hospital determined to continue serving mentally ill, bucking tide of closures
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 07:53 AMA rural Iowa hospital is determined not to close its inpatient mental health unit. “If we don’t do it, who’s going to?” St. Anthony Regional Hospital's CEO asks.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Debate erupts over transparency at Capitol, after Senate Republicans change public notice rule
Wednesday - 01/16/2019 - 07:34 PMIf you're following bill in Iowa Senate, in some instances you may no longer have a 24-hour notice about when initial meeting will come up.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chief justice: Let Iowans resolve more court disputes online
Wednesday - 01/16/2019 - 12:18 PMIn his Condition of the Judiciary address, the justice asked for an additional $7.3 million to help Iowans access courts in rural areas and online.
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- Women's March: Gillibrand condemns Trump's choice to 'divide' and urges gender equality
Saturday - 01/19/2019 - 06:20 PMAt the Women's March in Des Moines, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said more female representation is needed in government.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand in her first Iowa visit: 'We are planning on spending a lot of time in Iowa'
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 06:48 PM"We are planning on spending a lot of time in Iowa and we are going to have an RV — whether my campaign likes it or not," Gillibrand said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is sworn into office
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 12:09 PMKim Reynolds, governor of Iowa, is sworn into office by Justice Susan Christensen on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, during the Governor's Inauguration.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Photos: Kim Reynolds is sworn in as Iowa's first elected female governor
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 11:37 AMGov. Kim Reynolds is sworn in as Iowa's first female governor on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, in Des Moines.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kirsten Gillibrand condemns anti-Semitism ahead of attending Iowa Women's March
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 07:17 PM"She is looking forward to being in Iowa and will not turn her back on the thousands of Iowa women," a spokeswoman for Kirsten Gillibrand said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announces details of first Iowa trip
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 06:28 PMIn a recent Iowa Poll, 35 percent of likely Democratic caucusgoers had a favorable opinion of Gillibrand but 55 were "not sure" if she was favorable or unfavorable.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cindy Axne will serve on House agriculture committee, again giving Iowa a spot after Steve King removed
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 11:05 AMAxne's appointment comes after Rep. Steve King was removed from the committing, which hasn't been without an Iowan for 120 years.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - White House denounces Rep. Steve King's white supremacy remarks
Wednesday - 01/16/2019 - 09:45 PMComments by Republican Rep. Steve King about white supremacy are "abhorrent," the White House said Wednesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa's chief supreme court justice weighs in on judicial selection
Wednesday - 01/16/2019 - 02:14 PMRepublicans are considering changing the way judges are selected in Iowa. Currently, a nominating commission sends finalists to the governor.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - White House denounces Steve King's white supremacy remarks, calling them 'abhorrent'
Wednesday - 01/16/2019 - 09:58 AMPresidential press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is praising the move by House Republicans to strip the nine-term Iowa lawmaker of his committee assignments.
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- 'When women rise, everyone rises': Hundreds gather for Des Moines' Women's March
Saturday - 01/19/2019 - 06:14 PMCold and windy weather knocked the 2019 Women's March indoors, but it could not knock out the excitement for the 300 or so people in attendance.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' inauguration: 5 takeaways, from social media to singing stars
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 02:48 PMReynolds was sworn in to a full term as governor Friday. Here are some unique moments from the ceremony.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' full inaugural speech: 'Let’s not let the world change us. Let’s change the world.
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 12:13 PM"If we aren’t vigilant, we will lose our character. We will lose our small-town way of life," Reynolds said in her remarks.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Paul Pate apologizes to Iowa Firearms Coalition for constitutional amendment mistake
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 11:25 AMPate recorded a two minute video to the Iowa Firearms Coalition telling them he accepts full responsibility for the failure.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rural bankers in 10 states worry over farm loan defaults
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 10:24 PMBankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Steve King's challenger, state Sen. Randy Feenstra, hits the campaign trail running with PAC support and $100,0000
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 03:52 PMState Sen. Randy Feenstra launched his campaign a day before controversy over King's comments erupted on the national stage.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rep. Steve King raising money off controversy from white nationalism, supremacy comments
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 12:33 PM"The unhinged left has teamed up with Republican 'NeverTrumpers' and is pulling out all the stops to destroy me," King wrote in an email to supporters.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowans would be able to carry loaded guns onto school grounds if idea gets OK at Capitol
Wednesday - 01/16/2019 - 04:43 PMThe bill would make it legal for a licensed gun owner to bring a loaded weapon onto school parking lots. It's currently a violation of the law.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Everything that's happened with Rep. Steve King since his New York Times comments
Wednesday - 01/16/2019 - 03:28 PMA lot has happened when it comes to Rep. Steve King this past week. Here's a timeline on King's comments and national backlash after his New York Times interview.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown to make first Iowa trip ahead of possible 2020 presidential run
Tuesday - 01/15/2019 - 08:54 PMOhio Sen. Sherrod Brown, who is considering a presidential run in 2020, will make his first trip to Iowa Jan. 31.
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