Tom Barton
Deputy Des Moines Bureau Chief at The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Deputy Bureau Chief for @gazettedotcom covering #iapolitics. Proud member of #cyclONEnation. Mediocre golfer and Star Wars nerd.
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22 hours ago |
thegazette.com | Tom Barton
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa Republican and former state lawmaker Jim Carlin announced Friday he is once again running for the U.S. Senate, this time seeking to challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst in the 2026 Iowa GOP primary. Jim Carlin Carlin is a former state senator and attorney from Sergeant Bluff who served in the Iowa Legislature from 2017 to 2022.
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2 days ago |
qctimes.com | Tom Barton
Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst has hired Iowan Bryan Kraber to manage her reelection campaign. Ernst is serving her second, six-year term representing Iowa in the U.S. Senate and is up for re-election in 2026. She told reporters in 2024 that she intended to seek a third term, but has not formally launched a reelection campaign. Wednesday’s announcement, though, sends a clear signal that the Republican incumbent is building an operation to run for a third term.
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2 days ago |
thegazette.com | Tom Barton
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Before President Donald Trump rolled out a slew of bigger-than-expected tariffs on April 2, things were looking up, said Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee. The U.S. economy was in a good place, characterized by stable, full employment and inflation nearing the Fed's 2 percent target.
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4 days ago |
qctimes.com | Tom Barton
Iowa poll workers will be allowed to challenge a voter at the polls on the basis of their citizenship status under new legislation signed into law Monday by Gov. Kim Reynolds. The new laws also make changes to election recount procedures in the state, ban ranked choice voting and make it harder for third-party groups such as Libertarians to qualify as a major political party in the state. Reynolds announced the signing of House File 954 and House File 928 in a news release Monday.
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6 days ago |
thegazette.com | Tom Barton
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa Republican U.S. Sen.
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The 20-plus hour day brought to a close a session in which lawmakers did not pass legislation on the topic that many said was their top priority: addressing Iowans’ property taxes. https://t.co/Kcdc7FP8jQ
RT @gazettedotcom: Iowa state lawmakers close out 2025 session with a 21-hour final day https://t.co/kjHtlTY73K
And that’s a wrap on the 2025 Iowa legislative session. Check out @gazettedotcom for end-of session coverage and recaps. https://t.co/JwMeRotNYv