LauraRBelin<p>I don't plan to endorse candidates in any of Iowa's Democratic primaries next year.<br />However, as is my longstanding practice, I will welcome guest posts by Democratic candidates and their supporters.<br />Guidelines for guest authors: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IASen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IASen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IA01" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IA01</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IA03" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IA03</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IAGov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IAGov</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/04/20/guidelines-for-bleeding-heartlands-2026-democratic-primary-coverage/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">20/guidelines-for-bleeding-heartlands-2026-democratic-primary-coverage/</span></a></p>
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LauraRBelin<p>New post: As Democrats are starting to launch their campaigns, I explained how I plan to cover Iowa's 2026 primaries.<br />Also shared some do's and don'ts for guest authors who want to advocate for a Democrat in a primary. <br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IASen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IASen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IAGov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IAGov</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IA01" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IA01</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IA02" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IA02</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IA03" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IA03</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IA04" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IA04</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/04/20/guidelines-for-bleeding-heartlands-2026-democratic-primary-coverage/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">20/guidelines-for-bleeding-heartlands-2026-democratic-primary-coverage/</span></a></p>
LauraRBelin<p>Why is Kim Reynolds going on record cheering tariffs that could crash the economy?<br />Maybe because she's likely to face a MAGA Republican primary challenger in 2026 and is more worried about that than the general election. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IAGov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IAGov</span></a> <br /><a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/01/26/the-four-groups-brad-sherman-needs-to-beat-kim-reynolds-in-a-gop-primary/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2025/01/</span><span class="invisible">26/the-four-groups-brad-sherman-needs-to-beat-kim-reynolds-in-a-gop-primary/</span></a></p>
LauraRBelin<p>Kim Reynolds hasn't officially announced she's running for a third term. But at a press conference on Tuesday, she laid out the case she will make to GOP voters as she faces competition from Brad Sherman in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IAGov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IAGov</span></a> primary.</p><p><a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/02/20/im-running-on-my-record-reynolds-previews-game-plan-for-2026-primary/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">20/im-running-on-my-record-reynolds-previews-game-plan-for-2026-primary/</span></a></p>
LauraRBelin<p>Who's up late?<br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Iowa</span></a> Governor Kim Reynolds hasn't officially announced her re-election plans, but she already has talking points tailored for Republican audiences as she faces a likely <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IAGov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IAGov</span></a> primary against Brad Sherman.<br /><a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/02/20/im-running-on-my-record-reynolds-previews-game-plan-for-2026-primary/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">20/im-running-on-my-record-reynolds-previews-game-plan-for-2026-primary/</span></a></p>
LauraRBelin<p>Last July, I wrote about remarks State Auditor Rob Sand delivered at a Democratic Party event. It sounded like a preview of a 2026 stump speech.<br />The Republican Governors Association has had a tracker on him for at least a couple of years.<br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iagov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>iagov</span></a> <br /><a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/07/29/lead-us-not-into-temptation-how-rob-sand-weaves-faith-and-politics/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2024/07/</span><span class="invisible">29/lead-us-not-into-temptation-how-rob-sand-weaves-faith-and-politics/</span></a></p>
LauraRBelin<p>My longstanding policy is not to write campaign finance stories based on a press release. So I will have more to say after the report is publicly available and I have details on donations.<br />But based on this release, I would bet on State Auditor Rob Sand running for governor in 2026. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iagov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>iagov</span></a></p>
LauraRBelin<p>The change in voting behavior in Iowa's mid-sized cities arguably cost Fred Hubbell the 2018 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iagov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>iagov</span></a> election. That's why I wrote this in November 2018:<br /><a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2018/11/15/mid-sized-cities-bigger-problem-for-democrats-than-rural-areas/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2018/11/</span><span class="invisible">15/mid-sized-cities-bigger-problem-for-democrats-than-rural-areas/</span></a></p>
LauraRBelin<p>Laura Belin: Governor Kim Reynolds asked state legislators to make literacy a top priority this year.</p><p>Judging by her approach to feeding hungry kids during the summer, the governor appears to lack basic numeracy skills. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iagov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>iagov</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hunger" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hunger</span></a> <a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/04/11/governors-summer-meal-grants-amount-to-crumbs-for-iowa-kids/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2024/04/</span><span class="invisible">11/governors-summer-meal-grants-amount-to-crumbs-for-iowa-kids/</span></a></p>
LauraRBelin<p>New post: For the first time in four years, the state of Iowa has submitted two key financial reports without months of delays. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iagov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>iagov</span></a> <br /><a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/04/01/state-of-iowa-completes-key-financial-reports-on-time/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2024/04/</span><span class="invisible">01/state-of-iowa-completes-key-financial-reports-on-time/</span></a></p>
LauraRBelin<p>New post by Dr. Andy Crozier: Iowa needs more thoughtful, inclusive approach to AEA reform <br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iagov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>iagov</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Iowa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/edu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>edu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ialegis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ialegis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>disabilities</span></a> <a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/01/19/iowa-needs-more-thoughtful-inclusive-approach-to-aea-reform/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2024/01/</span><span class="invisible">19/iowa-needs-more-thoughtful-inclusive-approach-to-aea-reform/</span></a></p>
LauraRBelin<p>New post by Carl Olsen: The Iowa Department of Corrections filed study bills this week, which would allow the state to revoke medical cannabidiol registration cards for those under correctional supervision. <br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iagov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>iagov</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ialegis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ialegis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicalcannabis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>medicalcannabis</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/01/11/iowa-department-of-corrections-asks-for-cannabis-exemption/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2024/01/</span><span class="invisible">11/iowa-department-of-corrections-asks-for-cannabis-exemption/</span></a></p>
NCCPR<p>NCCPR <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/childwelfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>childwelfare</span></a> Blog: In Iowa, one more family finds out what it’s like to be on the wrong end of family policing when @IowaHHS harasses them <a href="https://www.nccprblog.org/2024/01/in-iowa-one-more-family-finds-out-what.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nccprblog.org/2024/01/in-iowa-</span><span class="invisible">one-more-family-finds-out-what.html</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/childabuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>childabuse</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fostercare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fostercare</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/familypreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>familypreservation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IAlegis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IAlegis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IAgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IAgov</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IApol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IApol</span></a></p>
Antifascist Iowan<p>With the special session for the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/KimReynolds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KimReynolds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abortion</span></a> Ban tomorrow, figured I'd remind you that this is <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/classwarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classwarfare</span></a>. Fight back <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iowa</span></a>. Protest tomorrow at the Capitol in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DesMoines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DesMoines</span></a>. Come early. <br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ialegis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ialegis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/iagov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iagov</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/iowademocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iowademocrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/iowadems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iowadems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/cedarrapids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cedarrapids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/davenport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>davenport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/siouxcity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>siouxcity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/clinton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clinton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/urbandale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urbandale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/dubuque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dubuque</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/iowahawkeyes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iowahawkeyes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/abortionrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortionrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/abortionban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortionban</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ia</span></a></p>
Bruce MacDonald<p>Inbox: "New rules and laws address raccoons" <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/iagov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iagov</span></a> <br><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/IACIO/bulletins/35fd146" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">content.govdelivery.com/accoun</span><span class="invisible">ts/IACIO/bulletins/35fd146</span></a></p>
LauraRBelin<p>New post: Bruce Lear ponders how Iowa was transformed from a swing state to a bastion of MAGA Republicanism and grievance politics. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ialegis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ialegis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iagov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>iagov</span></a> <a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2023/05/03/iowa-needs-to-escape-the-boiling-water/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2023/05/</span><span class="invisible">03/iowa-needs-to-escape-the-boiling-water/</span></a></p>
LauraRBelin<p>Iowa Republicans will give Governor Kim Reynolds' office an extra $500,000 appropriation (an increase of more than 20%), "no questions answered."</p><p>Meanwhile it's hard to find out how the governor's office covered its expenses during the last fiscal year. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iagov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>iagov</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ialegis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ialegis</span></a> <a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2023/04/30/exclusive-iowa-governors-office-hides-the-ball-on-its-own-spending/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2023/04/</span><span class="invisible">30/exclusive-iowa-governors-office-hides-the-ball-on-its-own-spending/</span></a></p>
LauraRBelin<p>The Iowa Supreme Court ruling means plaintiffs (including Laura Belin) can proceed with their lawsuit claiming Governor Kim Reynolds violated the state's open records law.<br /> <br />Key points from the unanimous opinion in Belin v Reynolds: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Iowa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iacourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>iacourts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iagov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>iagov</span></a> <a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2023/04/14/iowa-supreme-court-rejects-governors-attempt-to-dismiss-open-records-claims/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2023/04/</span><span class="invisible">14/iowa-supreme-court-rejects-governors-attempt-to-dismiss-open-records-claims/</span></a></p>
LauraRBelin<p>The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in an open records lawsuit against Governor Kim Reynolds. (Laura Belin and Bleeding Heartland are among the plaintiffs.)</p><p>The ruling in the case may shed light on broader questions related to Iowa's open records law. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iagov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>iagov</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2023/02/23/iowa-supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-open-records-suit-against-governor/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2023/02/</span><span class="invisible">23/iowa-supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-open-records-suit-against-governor/</span></a></p>
LauraRBelin<p>New post: Diane Rosenberg examines Governor Kim Reynolds's executive order to rewrite state agency rules, which will place a special burden on the Iowa DNR. <br />@IAGovernor <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iagov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>iagov</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CAFOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CAFOs</span></a> @IowaDNR <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/waterquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>waterquality</span></a> <a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2023/02/16/governors-order-threatens-factory-farm-regulations-water-quality-communities/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingheartland.com/2023/02/</span><span class="invisible">16/governors-order-threatens-factory-farm-regulations-water-quality-communities/</span></a></p>
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