The Iowa House Ethics Committee dismissed a complaint against an officeholder involving alleged conflict of interest, according to this Radio Iowa report. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement argued Representative Dolores Mertz, a Democrat from Ottosen, should not be chair of the House Ag Committee because her sons run hog confinements and they pay rent to […]
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Iowa: Reform Coming?
Campaign finance reform marches forward in Iowa, according to this report. Iowa is one of 13 states that impose almost no restrictions on the amount of money politicians can accept from individuals and political action committees. The role of money in politics is always controversial,” said Sen. Staci Appel, D-Ackworth, chairwoman of the Senate State […]
IA: New Rules?
Campaign finance reform proposals are surfacing in Iowa, according to this report. Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs, said he is open to considering campaign finance reform. “We’re not open to proposals that tie our hands behind our back but don’t tie the other side’s hands behind their back,” he said. “So in the […]