🛍️ Iowa's Tax-Free Weekend Is Here! The exemption runs Friday, Aug. 7 through Saturday, Aug. 8 — those two days only. Clothing and shoes under $100 are sales-tax-free across Iowa, in stores and online. It's a great chance to save a little extra on back-to-school clothing and shoes!

Iowa’s Target Map just got bigger. 🎯 Nikhil Wagle (SD-47) and Tom Wieck (SD-41) just joined Catelin Drey (SD-01), Heather Matson (SD-21), and Mike Zimmer (SD-35) on DLCC’s Iowa target list — five Senate seats now squarely in reach. 1/3

Fewer OB-GYNs. Fewer birthing units. Higher insurance costs. In Iowa, it's getting harder to safely have a baby. The Atlantic reports only 4% of the nation's OB-GYNs practice in rural areas, and fewer new doctors are willing to work in states with strict abortion bans. 1/6

Winning power in the states isn't a bonus right now. It's essential. Republicans are racing to lock in favorable maps and voting rules before 2028. The only way to stop them is to win this November. 1/2

“Paid leave is not a perk. Child care is not a personal indulgence. Maternal health is not a niche issue. These are conditions that determine whether families can move through ordinary life, let alone crisis, without collapsing.” - Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner.

Democrats add new Iowa House, Senate target races including four in the Quad-Cities

Democrats add new Iowa House, Senate target races including four in the Quad-Cities

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee identified 15 new candidates in Iowa the group will be supporting.

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The DLCC just expanded its target list — and two new Iowa Senate races made the cut! Nikhil Wagle (SD-47) and Tom Wieck (SD-41) join Catelin Drey (SD-1), Heather Matson (SD-21), and Mike Zimmer (SD-35) as national Democratic priorities this cycle. 1/2

Today marks two years under Republican lawmakers' six-week abortion ban. We believe every Iowan should be able to get the care they need, when and where they need it.

Democrats cannot win lasting governing power without the states. State legislatures draw the maps and write the rules—decisions that impact all of us, no matter where we live. Today we’re announcing our 2026 state legislative targets. ➡️

To the workers of United Steelworkers Local 310 at Bridgestone in Des Moines, my caucus and I stand with all of you as you seek to negotiate a fair new contract.

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We've come a long way — let's protect that progress and keep pushing forward toward an equitable world. #ADA #Iowa

100 days until Election Day. The countdown is on. One hundred days may not seem like much, but it's enough time to change the future of our state. And we've already proved it.

100 Days! Let’s get to work! Let’s get this done!

Same idea. Different name on it. Sen. Trone Garriott pushed this fix in 2024 and again in 2025 — blocked both times. This week Gov. Reynolds ordered HHS to do it anyway, no vote needed. Good policy shouldn't need a rebrand to pass.

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In 2024, Sen. Trone Garriott offered an amendment to the HHS budget to protect Social Security survivor benefits for Iowa children in foster care whose parents had passed away. Senate Republicans unanimously opposed it. Today, HHS finally changed its policy.

100 days until Election Day. The countdown is on. One hundred days may not seem like much, but it's enough time to change the future of our state. And we've already proved it.

Nearly 24,000 Iowans have been cut off SNAP entirely this past year. Others are still enrolled but barely getting by — some report living on just $20 a month in food assistance. 1/3

“In the late 1980s, I was a new foreign service officer in East Berlin. It was a tough assignment: Stasi everywhere, no freedoms, the US considered the enemy. Then, 38 years ago today, Bruce Springsteen came to town. 250,000 people showed up. 17 months later, the Wall fell.”

Iowa's 2020 election results were audited by hand in all 99 counties. They matched the machine count 100% of the time. Our own Republican Secretary of State has said it himself multiple times: Iowa's elections are secure. 1/2

Iowa isn't just watching this midterm wave — we're driving it. 🌊 Iowa Senate Democrats already broke the GOP supermajority with two special election flips in 2025. 1/5

Iowa insurers just filed their 2027 rate increases. The "official" average is 6.7%, but that's not what most people will actually pay. Iowa Total Care wants 16.8% more, Oscar up to 28%, Avera nearly 15% more. 1/5

Iowa's water is in crisis. Our state has the 2nd highest cancer rate in the US. There are many contributing factors, including nitrate, pesticides, PFAs and radon. 1/2

Iowa insurers just filed their 2027 rate increases. The "official" average is 6.7%, but that's not what most people will actually pay. Iowa Total Care wants 16.8% more, Oscar up to 28%, Avera nearly 15% more. 1/5

Teachers. Farmers. Small business owners. Neighbors. That's who Iowa Senate Democratic candidates are — real people fighting for the priorities of the unique districts they call home, and for a better Iowa for all of us.

Weekend recap! Parades, porches, and 100% Iowa spirit! ☀️ Iowa Senate candidates spent it right where they love to be — with their neighbors.

University of Iowa water sensors will continue this year thanks to county donations — but the future is uncertain. https://www.thegazette.com/news/environment/university-of-iowa-water-sensors-will-continue-this-year/article_48269508-6586-48e4-b71b-ad8b2c637060.html 

Nearly a decade ago, Republicans privatized Iowa's Medicaid program, promising it would save money. It didn't.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the state's first measles case for 2026. For more information, including exposure locations, click here: bit.ly/4gtAaCw

Governor Reynolds just created a Medicaid Fraud Elimination Task Force. Here's what it's actually going to do: scrutinize providers and force patients to prove their eligibility, again and again. Here's what it won't touch: the fraud we already know about… 1/5

Thanks USMNT for the ride and all the great memories you helped create at this World Cup. As our country turned 250, you helped millions of us come together with our fellow Americans to cheer you on, celebrate your victories, and remind us that there’s more that unites us than divides us!