Des Moines Register: Politics
- This New Yorker will rue the day she tweeted about Iowa. But how should we feel about our reaction?
Monday - 05/20/2019 - 05:10 PMIowa Columnist Courtney Crowder lived in New York. She has some thoughts about THAT tweet, the one with "observations from Iowa."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Photos: Tim Ryan campaigns in western Iowa
Monday - 05/20/2019 - 01:42 PMU.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, makes campaign stops in Western Iowa on Monday, May 20, 2019.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pete Buttigieg in Iowa: Trump administration is only paying ‘lip service’ to same-sex marriage
Saturday - 05/18/2019 - 10:49 AMAt an event Friday in Des Moines, Buttigieg criticized the president’s policies toward some same-sex parents and transgender Americans in the military.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bill de Blasio had an unconventional first trip to Iowa as a presidential candidate
Friday - 05/17/2019 - 04:56 PMIn his first trip to Iowa since announcing his campaign for president, Bill de Blasio toured an ethanol plant and met with family farmers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa collective bargaining law overhaul is upheld by Iowa Supreme Court in a victory for Statehouse Republicans
Friday - 05/17/2019 - 11:44 AMThree justices dissented. The law removes most public employees union's right to bargain over anything but base wages.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Steve Bullock says he can get progressive things done
Friday - 05/17/2019 - 09:00 AMIn an interview with the Register, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock talks about the progressive work he got done with a republican legislature in his state.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa among 5 states to announce new lawsuits against OxyContin maker
Thursday - 05/16/2019 - 07:28 PMThe lawsuits against the maker of OxyContin seek to hold the drug industry responsible for an opioid crisis.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio enters crowded presidential field
Thursday - 05/16/2019 - 09:49 AMNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio entered the crowded Democratic presidential field, announcing his candidacy Thursday .
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chuck Grassley says he reminds Trump that tariffs 'brought about Adolf Hitler'
Wednesday - 05/15/2019 - 04:45 PMGrassley has often spoken of the role of the 1930 Smoot-Hawley act, which raised U.S. tariffs, in bringing about the Great Depression and World War II.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hartford officials resign as city faces ongoing accounting problems, audit shows
Tuesday - 05/14/2019 - 02:05 PMHartford meetings have been punctuated by accusations of wrongdoing, profanity and shouting matches.
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- Democrat Eddie Mauro, former congressional candidate, will seek Joni Ernst's Senate seat
Monday - 05/20/2019 - 04:19 PMEddie Mauro, who lost a Democratic primary last year for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, will join a Senate primary that's expected to grow.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump's 'great patriot' farmers follow him into a trade war
Sunday - 05/19/2019 - 05:32 PMWhile the prolonged trade fight has been devastating to an already-struggling agriculture industry, there's little indication President Trump is paying a political price.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mayor Pete Buttigieg takes on Trump's MAGA message and talks American freedom
Friday - 05/17/2019 - 07:41 PMMayor Pete Buttigieg takes on Trump's MAGA message and talks American freedom
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa caucuses 2020: Photos of Bill de Blasio campaigning for president
Friday - 05/17/2019 - 02:45 PMPhotos: Bill de Blasio, a Democrat and mayor of New York City, during his Iowa caucus campaign.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Steve Bullock explains how he got elected in a state that also elected Donald Trump
Friday - 05/17/2019 - 08:52 AMIn an interview with the Des Moines Register, Montana Governor Steve Bullock talks about how he is able to be successful in his seemingly red state.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa's Tom Miller gives his endorsement and advice to presidential candidate Steve Bullock
Friday - 05/17/2019 - 09:01 AMIowa Attorney General Tom Miller and Montana Governor Steve Bullock sit down for an interview with the Des Moines Register. -iowa-caucus-2020-presidential-election
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Following tornado, Vermeer Corp. seeks $5.8 million in state economic development incentives
Thursday - 05/16/2019 - 05:53 PMVermeer will receive nearly $100 million from insurance, but the company is seeking taxpayer assistance as it plans a $137 million rebuild in Pella.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lawsuit challenges Iowa lawmakers' move to restrict funding for Planned Parenthood
Wednesday - 05/15/2019 - 03:27 PMThe lawsuit marks another flashpoint in the yearslong effort by Iowa Republicans to restrict abortion or cut funding to Planned Parenthood.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - When can Iowans start wagering on sports? Bet on football season.
Wednesday - 05/15/2019 - 11:07 AMIowans eager to start placing bets on college and pro teams will have to wait a few more months as rules are drafted.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Peterson: Legal sports gambling is here. The next move should be allowing athletes to market themselves.
Tuesday - 05/14/2019 - 01:16 PMPassage of legal sports gambling in Iowa should spur action toward allowing student-athletes to sell their name, likeness and image.
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- Iowa caucuses 2020: Michael Bennet wants broad support for his plan to fight climate change
Monday - 05/20/2019 - 05:31 PMBennet has released a timeline for action, starting with his first day as president.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - In Iowa, Pete Buttigieg comforts 11-year-old being bullied: 'You have nothing to be ashamed of'
Saturday - 05/18/2019 - 07:42 PMAt an event Saturday in Iowa City, Pete Buttigieg comforted a young girl who asked publicly about bullying. "You have nothing to be ashamed of."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Photos: Mayor Pete Buttigieg stops in Adel
Friday - 05/17/2019 - 07:11 PM2020 Iowa caucus: Mayor Pete Buttigieg stops in Adel
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Joe Biden makes leadership hires for 2020 Iowa caucus campaign
Friday - 05/17/2019 - 03:44 PMThe former vice president announced four hires he will tap as he seeks to translate name ID to Iowa caucus victory.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What if Iowa could protect both religious freedom and LGBTQ rights?
Friday - 05/17/2019 - 10:51 AMIowa's efforts to protect religious freedom have stalled. But maybe that could change if the state included robust protections for LGBTQ people.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Montana Gov. Steve Bullock kicks off presidential campaign in Iowa as a Democrat who can win, govern in red states
Thursday - 05/16/2019 - 11:52 PMMontana Gov. Steve Bullock was re-elected governor in 2016 even as voters supported Donald Trump by a 20-point margin over Hillary Clinton.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Photos: Steve Bullock makes first Iowa visit as a declared candidate
Thursday - 05/16/2019 - 11:03 PMSteve Bullock, Governor of Montana, makes his first campaign stop in Iowa after announcing he's running for president, May 16, 2019, in Des Moines.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bipartisan attorneys general ask Gov. Kim Reynolds to veto Iowa AG power-limits bill
Wednesday - 05/15/2019 - 04:34 PMCurrent and former attorneys general from both major parties are imploring Iowa's Republican governor to veto a measure meant to prevent Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller's power
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Democrats sue Gov. Kim Reynolds over law changing Iowa Supreme Court selection
Wednesday - 05/15/2019 - 01:00 PMIowa House Democrats argue in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that a new law giving Reynolds and governors more power over judge picks is unconstitutional.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rita Hart throws hat in race for U.S. Rep. Loebsack's seat
Tuesday - 05/14/2019 - 10:50 AMRita Hart announced her bid for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday morning.
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