#IAPol

Doug McVay

@dougmcvay.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Iowa Gov. Reynolds using COVID-relief plane for travel, records show Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has been traveling to events using a state plane purchased with COVID-19 relief funds, a practice her predecessor publicly opposed as a poor use of public funds.

"Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has been traveling to events using a state plane purchased with COVID-19 relief funds, a practice her predecessor publicly opposed as a poor use of public funds."
www.kcrg.com/2026/02/24/i... #IAPol

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

2 months ago

Trump Effect Continues: Democrats Land Historic Win in Key Red State Renee Hardman is the first Black woman elected to the Iowa state Senate.

Trump Effect Continues: Democrats Land Historic Win in Key Red State: newrepublic.com/post/204827/...
#USNews #Iowa #IowaNews #NowReading #Politics #RedState #TrumpEffect #IApol #IAdems #IAlegis #IASenate #Republicans #TNR #DonaldTrump #TrumpAdmin #AffordabilityCrisis #EndlessWars

A Wild Lib Appeared

@awildlibappeared.bsky.social

2 months ago

Renee Hardman won by 43% in a district that Harris won by 17%.

That's a +26 point shift in the margin toward Dems.

The shift in other Iowa special elections this year: +11, +22, +26, +24, +25.

Something wild is happening in Iowa, and most political pundits are missing it. #iapol #bluewave2026

🏳️‍🌈TPFNewsNow🏳️‍⚧️

@tpfnewsnow.bsky.social

2 months ago

NEW: Renee Hardman, a Democrat, won a special election for the Iowa State Senate, blocking Republicans from reclaiming a supermajority. t.co/jZUlURG7aQ #iapol

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

4 months ago

Gemini pics of Chuck Grassley on crack,asleep at the wheel, and stumbles. But didn't need the beard.
#Iowa #IowaLife #ChuckGrassley #Republicans #Politics #IApol

@coreylovins.bsky.social

4 months ago

Meet the Democrat Trying to Reclaim Iowa (w/ Rob Sand) YouTube video by The Bulwark

#Iowa #Politics #IApol #RobSand

Doug McVay

@dougmcvay.bsky.social

6 months ago

"It's the second time Iowa's political landscape has been upended by a retirement this year, after Gov. Kim Reynolds announced in April that she would not seek another term as governor."
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p... #IAPol

Jay Thurber Show

@jaythurbershow.union.place.ap.brid.gy

6 months ago

BREAKING: A lifesize cardboard cutout of Donald Trump will seek the 2026 Republican nomination for Joni Ernst's U.S. senate seat in Iowa; other possible candidates include an AR-15 with googly eyes glued to the stock.

More news any moment […]

Tina's Driving Lesson

@tinavstammy.bsky.social

6 months ago

Watch out, GOP: Democrats score big upset in deep-red state On Tuesday, Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey stunned Republicans by winning a deep-red s tate Senate seat, breaking the GOP’s supermajority in Des Moines. Her 10-percentage-point victory in state ...

"The national parties also pumped into tens of thousands of dollars, but the Democratic National Committee also deployed more than 30,000 volunteers, which may have tipped the scales."

They are WORKING. And it's working!

#DNC #OrganizingEverywhere #Iowa #IowaSenate #IAPol

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

6 months ago

In 2025 special elections, voters keep telling Republicans what they don’t want to hear The more Democrats win in special elections this year, the more obvious the public backlash to Donald Trump and Republicans becomes.

In 2025 special elections, voters keep telling Republicans what they don't want to hear www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo... via @msnbc
#USNews #IowaNews #GoodNews #Iowa #NowReading #Politics #IowaDems #IApol #Trump #KimReynolds #CNN #FoxNews viewers take note! #IAgov #IAgop #IAlegis #IAdems

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

6 months ago

"The special election outcome means Democrats could now block Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds’ nominations to state agencies, boards and commissions in the final year of her term." --Ethan Cohen,Jeff Zeleny CNN
#IowaNews #Iowa #IowaLife #IAgov #IApol #IAdems #IAgop #IAlegis #IAdem

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

6 months ago

Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey flips state senate seat to break GOP supermajority, CNN projects | CNN Politics Iowa Democrats secured a consequential victory in a special election on Tuesday, CNN projects, breaking the Republican supermajority in the state Senate by flipping a seat in a district President Dona...

Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey flips state senate seat to break GOP supermajority, CNN projects: www.cnn.com/2025/08/27/p...
#USNews #IowaNews #GoodNews #Iowa #NowReading #Politics #IowaDems #IApol #Trump #KimReynolds #CNN #FoxNews viewers take note!

Doug McVay

@dougmcvay.bsky.social

6 months ago

Iowa Democrats celebrate as Drey wins special election, breaks GOP supermajority • Iowa Capital Dispatch The Democratic candidate's victory in Iowa Senate District 1 means Republicans no longer hold a supermajority in the Iowa Senate.

Iowa Democrats celebrate as Drey wins special election, breaks GOP supermajority iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/08/26/i... #IAPol #IALeg

Doug McVay

@dougmcvay.bsky.social

6 months ago

"With Drey's win, Democrats now hold 17 seats in the 50-member Senate to Republicans' 33 seats — enough to break the two-thirds supermajority the GOP has enjoyed since the 2022 election."
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p... #IAPol #IALeg

Jonathan Kamens 86 47

@jik.federate.social.ap.brid.gy

6 months ago

#Iowa state rep #LindsayJames just sent a fundraising text, intended for my eldest Child, to my VOIP landline number.
They spelled Child's name wrong.
It has never been Child's number.
Child has not lived at home for 5 years.
Child has never lived in Iowa.
Whoever sold them their donor data […]

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

7 months ago

🌽 Iowa Republicans' task force targets teacher, police retirements - Cornhole Champions #35 Toss some bags at Iowa DOGE's pension grab... Josh Turek's Senate bid... And how cancer research cuts are shutting down labs across Iowa...

🌽 Iowa Republicans' task force targets teacher, police retirements - Cornhole Champions #35 open.substack.com/pub/cornhole...
#USNews #IowaNews #Iowa #NowReading #NowWatching #Politics #IApol #Republicans #KimReynolds #doge #CancerResearch #JoniErnst #IAdems #IAedu #IPERS #NIH #IowaDOGE

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

7 months ago

$1 million for cancer research in Iowa is nothing more than a mouse fart and a talking point for our current leaders to give themselves a pat on the back.
www.facebook.com/share/r/1B72...
#Iowa #IowaNews #Cancer #CancerResearch #RobSand #KimReynolds #IAgop #IApol #IaPolitics #IAlegis

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

7 months ago

Iowa Republicans are blind to the state's economic woes Zach Nunn is the perfect example of their cluelessness

"Nunn makes a lot of misleading claims trying to put lipstick on the pig"

Iowa Republicans are blind to the state's economic woes by @EdTibbetts open.substack.com/pub/edtibbet...
#USNews #IowaNews #Iowa #Politics #IAgop #IApol #IAlegis #ZachNunn #Republicans #BigUglyBill #Trump #economy

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

8 months ago

🌽 Ottumwa braces for Job Corps cuts - Cornhole Champions #30 Toss some bags about the “Big Beautiful Bill’s” big, ugly impacts… a "research victory” leaving US research in the hole... and why a successful vocation program is getting the axe.

🌽 Ottumwa braces for Job Corps cuts - Cornhole Champions #30 open.substack.com/pub/cornhole...
#USNews #Iowa #IowaNews #IowaLife #BigBeautifulBill full of shit #Republicans #JobCorps #Medicaid #Politics #Americans #Trump #RuralHospitals #LowIncome #mentalhealth #NowPlaying #Podcast #IApol

Nonilex

@nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy

9 months ago

Via @indivisibleteam:

#Republicans have a new talking point for gutting #Medicaid & #SNAP to give #billionaires even more #TaxCuts:

“We are all going to die.”

If your senator is a #GOP ghoul like #JoniErnst, they need to hear from the constituents they’re […]

[Original post on masto.ai]

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

9 months ago

🌽 Cornhole Champions #25 - Judge partially halts Iowa's book ban law citing 'irreparable harm' Toss some bags and talk about a federal judge having more issues with Iowa's "Don't Say Gay" law and why WNBA coverage cannot just be about the rivalry.

🌽 Cornhole Champions #25 - Judge partially halts Iowa's book ban law citing 'irreparable harm' open.substack.com/pub/cornhole...
#USNews #IowaNews #Iowa #IowaLife #IAgov #IAgop #IApol #IaPolitics #IAlegis #IAdems #IAedu #toiletseatcovers #LGBTQ #BookBans #ReadBannedBooks #WNBA

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

10 months ago

🌽 Cornhole Champions #24 - Rob Sand's Record-Breaking Campaign Launch & Money in Politics Toss some bags with Zach as he dives into State Auditor Rob Sand's record-breaking $2.25 million first-day haul. Also learn to investigate political funding with Stocking the Capitol's Nico Agosta.

🌽 Cornhole Champions #24 - Rob Sand's Record-Breaking Campaign Launch & Money in Politics open.substack.com/pub/cornhole...
#USNews #IowaNews #Iowa #IowaLife #RobSand #IApol #IAgov #IAnews #NowPlaying #Podcast

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

10 months ago

This podcast also includes an interview with Rob Sand, who is running for governor of the state of Iowa!
#USNews #Iowa #IowaNews #IAgov #IApol #IAdems #IowaLife #RobSand 👍👍👍

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

10 months ago

"Iowa resident Suzanne Castello has an important question for Sen. Chuck Grassley: "Do you have any morals?"
www.facebook.com/share/r/1PMh...
#IowaNews #Iowa #IowaLife #IAgop #IApol #ChuckGrassley #Morals

Doug McVay

@dougmcvay.bsky.social

10 months ago

Democrat Rob Sand jumps into the race for Iowa governor State Auditor Rob Sand, the only Democrat in statewide elected office, announced Monday he is running for governor of Iowa in 2026. He was first elected as state auditor in 2018 and was reelected to a...

"Sand, 42, is originally from Decorah and now lives in Des Moines. Before being elected state auditor, he was an Iowa assistant attorney general who led the prosecution of a multi-state lottery rigging scheme and investigated film tax credit fraud."
www.iowapublicradio.org/2025-05-12/d... #IAPol

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

10 months ago

🌽 Cornhole Champions #23 - Behind the Scenes with Iowa Starting Line We're doing something different this week - getting to the heart of why we do this show and more importantly, why we're still doing this work.

🌽 Cornhole Champions #23 - Behind the Scenes with Iowa Starting Line open.substack.com/pub/cornhole...
#Iowa #IowaNews #IowaLife #Politics #IApol #NowPlaying #Podcast #Journalism #IowaFood #MaidRites #Food #Canada #Trump #Democrats #IADems #MidTerms #BadTakes #IowaJournalism

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

10 months ago

🌽 Cornhole Champions #22 - But her emails!!! Toss some bags with us as we explore Iowa's growing youth mental health crisis and why the Legislature ain't leaving Des Moines this week...

🌽 Cornhole Champions #22 - But her emails!!! open.substack.com/pub/cornhole...
#USNews #Iowa #IowaNews #IowaLife #IowaYouth #MentalHealth #KimReynolds #IAgov #IAgop #IApol #IaPolitics #IAlegis #IADems #Politics #Podcast #NowPlaying #DesMoinesRegister #Pope #Conclave

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

10 months ago

Inside Miller-Meeks' million dollar haul: Washington D.C. donors, PAC money US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks — the victor of not one but two historically narrow elections — is among the most targeted congressional incumbents in the

Inside Miller-Meeks’ million dollar haul: Washington D.C. donors, PAC money iowastartingline.com/2025/04/25/m...
#USNews #Iowa #IowaNews #MillerMeeks #Republicans #IApol #Politics #Money #PACS #FEC #CorporatePACs #Democrats #Iowans #SocialSecurity #Healthcare #MAGA #Trump #MikeLindell #doge

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

10 months ago

🌽 Cornhole Champions #21 - Reynolds' Surprise Exit Toss some bags with us as we explore Governor Reynolds' shocking decision not to seek reelection and the political dominos already falling across Iowa.

🌽 Cornhole Champions #21 - Reynolds' Surprise Exit open.substack.com/pub/cornhole...
#Iowa #IowaNews #IowaLife #Republicans #KimReynolds #IAgop #IApol #IAgov #Politics #IaPolitics #IAlegis #IAdem #federalfunding #museums #libraries #doge #NowPlaying #RawMilk #Vomiting #Diarrhea #Libs

Funkdafied 🌻🐸 ✊🏼📢⚖️

@pretefunkera.bsky.social

10 months ago

Nathan Sage launches run for Senate! YouTube video by Colin Taylor

If you haven’t seen this yet, you really should!

Watch Nathan’s campaign kickoff video for #IASen #IAPol

Let’s flip this Red to Blue!!! 🔴 👉 🔵

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