A Democrat who has represented Cedar Rapids in the Iowa House since 2023 has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Linn County Board of Supervisors. Democrat Sami Scheetz, an organizer with the Teamsters union, is the first Arab American elected to serve in the Iowa legislature. Scheetz told reporters in Cedar Rapids he […]
Elected Iowa GOP officials oppose ending US Senate filibuster
Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation are rejecting one avenue for ending the federal government shutdown. There are 53 Republicans in the
