We introduced several bills in recent years to crack down on private equity’s intrusion into Iowans’ healthcare and nursing facilities. None of the bills even received a subcommittee hearing. We believe Iowans’ healthcare needs should always come before private profits.

Don't forget, baseball fans! The 5th annual Legislative Slow-Pitch Softball Game will take place tomorrow after the I-Cubs game! Your tickets will help support two great causes! Learn more and get your tickets here: tinyurl.com/58nkkv3c

Are you registered to vote in Iowa? Use voterready.iowa.gov or visit the Iowa Secretary of State's website to check your registration status and make sure you're ready for November!

As of this week, you can now file an absentee ballot request with your county auditor for November's elections. To learn more, visit voterready.iowa.gov today!

Addressing Iowa's growing cancer rates has to be among our top priorities when the Legislature reconvenes in January. We took some good steps this year, but there is much more to be done.

Rising costs aren't an abstract issue. There are everyday Iowans, like the seniors on fixed incomes in this IPR story, struggling with a decision between a meal and medication. That's why affordability matters. You can read more here: tinyurl.com/yzt7n99e

Sen. Cindy Winckler has been an educator in both small and large school districts and has worked with the Mississippi Bend AEA to help other teachers and administrators succeed. She loves when students visit the Capitol to advocate for the issues they care about!

Sen. Art Staed spent 15 years teaching social studies in the Cedar Rapids Community School District! His teaching career also took him to schools in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma -- a true lifelong educator!

The responses have been great so far, and we'd love to hear from even more of you! Take our affordability survey and let us know what expenses are impacting your wallet the most: actionnetwork.org/forms/2026-a...

This Sunday, catch the 5th annual Legislative Slow-Pitch Softball Game at Principal Park where your legislators enjoy some friendly competition while raising money for Blue Star Mothers of Iowa and the Aiming for a Cure Foundation!

There's no feeling like sending your little ones off for the first day of a new school year! For Sen. Weiner, celebrating those moments with her granddaughter is priceless.

We hope you all enjoyed the Iowa State Fair with your friends and family this past week! Already looking forward to next year!

It's back to school time! We'll be sharing some photos of our senators and their favorite back to school memories. Here's Sen. Molly Donahue as a student, a teacher, and a proud supporter of public education!

To all the teachers, students, parents, and staff: welcome back to school! Have a wonderful year!

Reminder: the application period to work as a legislative page is open until October! Find details for the application here: tinyurl.com/42mzacf9

We're looking for interns for the 2027 legislative session! If you're an Iowa-based college student, you can also find our internship on your university's job board. iowasenatedemocrats.com/job-and-inte...

We want to hear from you! Use this link to take our affordability survey and let us know what costs are straining your wallet and how we can help: actionnetwork.org/forms/2026-a...

Childcare is complicated. Families can't afford to pay more for care, but high costs and workforce shortages mean providers can't afford to charge less. It’s a tricky balance to navigate. We’ve proposed and supported policy efforts to try to make things a little easier.

This ongoing farce is what happens when elected leaders prioritize political ideology ahead of the people they're meant to serve.

The consequences of the Republican trifecta’s persistent underfunding of public education are playing out around the state as districts like Dubuque face cuts, closures, and consolidation.

As of August 16, twelve cases of measles have been confirmed by Iowa's Department of Health and Human Services. For more information, including exposure locations, see the release from HHS here: tinyurl.com/y3sc8v4m

Back-to-school: in-state students at Iowa's Regents universities face a 3% hike in their tuition rates this school year thanks to back-to-back years of stagnant state funding support from statehouse Republicans.

A new early warning system under development will provide Iowans with near-real-time water quality updates, but the unanswered question is what Republican lawmakers, whose majorities control the Iowa Legislature, will do with that information.

106 years ago today, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting women the right to vote. Did you know that a pivotal moment in the women's suffrage movement happened right here in Iowa?

For some kids, a new school year brings renewed fears about bullying from their peers. Go to stopbullying.gov to learn about warning signs, resources, and prevention methods to help your kids this year.

Congratulations and good luck in Williamsport!

Radon is a leading cause of lung cancer in Iowa. The legislature has passed a law requiring passive radon mitigation systems in all new residential construction, but if you want to check your home's radon level, you can go to iowaradon.org to order a free test kit.

Concerns about declining enrollment, dwindling state aid, unfunded mandates, and private school vouchers are putting school consolidation back on the table for rural school districts that have worked to avoid it in recent years. Read the story here: tinyurl.com/36bc9upz

As many as 50% of surveyed households expect to have to pull back on other expenses in order to afford this year's back-to-school spending for their kids, according to Deloitte.

According to the March of Dimes, Iowans' access to maternity care has worsened as five new counties became maternity care deserts. A desert is defined as requiring at least 42 minutes of travel time to reach care. Read the full report here: tinyurl.com/2s3xdfef