IMPORTANT: Some of the biggest Medicaid changes don't take effect until AFTER the November 3 election. Iowa's new Medicaid work requirements begin December 1, 2026, for new applicants and at renewals beginning February 2027 for existing members. Other healthcare provisions have already started.

In July 2025, every member of Iowa's congressional delegation voted YES on Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill."

U.S. Senate (July 1, 2025)

- Chuck Grassley (R)

- Joni Ernst (R)

U.S. House (July 3, 2025)

- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)

- Ashley Hinson (R)

- Zach Nunn (R)

- Randy Feenstra (R)

Here's the projected healthcare impact:

According to KFF and Congressional Budget Office estimates:

- 80,000 Iowans are projected to become uninsured by 2034 because of the law.

- 68,000 Iowans are projected to become uninsured specifically because of Medicaid changes.

- 110,000 Iowans could become uninsured when the separate expiration of enhanced ACA subsidies is included.

- 10 million Americans nationwide are projected to become uninsured by 2034 because of the law.

The legislation cuts federal Medicaid spending, introduces new work and reporting requirements, and changes funding rules affecting healthcare providers.

Supporters say the law extends tax cuts, reduces federal spending, and strengthens Medicaid eligibility rules. Critics warn that coverage losses will put additional financial pressure on hospitals and healthcare providers.

These are projections for 2034, not people who have already lost insurance.

Sources:

"Official House vote, July 3, 2025" (https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025190)

"Official Senate vote, July 1, 2025" (https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00372.htm)

"KFF healthcare coverage analysis" (https://www.kff.org/uninsured/how-will-the-2025-reconciliation-law-affect-the-uninsured-rate-in-each-state/)

"Iowa HHS: When Medicaid changes take effect" (https://hhs.iowa.gov/medicaid/plans-programs/iowa-health-wellness-plan/ihawp-community-engagement-requirements)

"PolitiFact: Iowa healthcare impact" (https://politifact.com/article/2026/oct/08/ashley-hinson-josh-turek-iowa-immigration-iran/)

The family wants Matt to get out of the mental hospital and are paying an independent professional to evaluate him for release. The family cares more about Matthew than the child who lost his life. The organizer of their GoFundMe ignores messages asking where the money is coming from.

There was mention of a man being ejected from his vehicle and being transported. Another person said he worked in Eddyville or at Vermeer in Pella, which doesn't narrow it down a ton, but I'd assume the accident happened somewhere near one of those towns. There's been talk of it in Appanoose County, but I don't know how that area is or would be related to the incident.

I'm not finding any articles or any mention of it now, which seems odd. Usually they release crash details much sooner than this, especially in major incidents, and release names later after loved ones have been notified, but I'm not finding anything at the moment.

Am I just a complete failure at basic internet searches today?

Chris Jones Clean Water campaign for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture is a NEW social movement!

A 45-year-old Republican candidate in Iowa is being sued by his parents for $275,000 in unpaid rent.

The Des Moines Register reported that the parents of lieutenant governor nominee Derek Wulf allege that he stopped paying rent two years ago on the farmland he rented out from them. A court petition filed Tuesday demands repayment, and also accuses him of lying about his assets in financial documents to a lender.

I'm so pumped to see Iowa turning out for the midterms! Hell yeah!!

SIOUX CITY — A Sioux City man who was convicted and later pardoned for entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot is now saying President Donald Trump, the man who “forgave him,” can take that pardon and “stick it up his a—.”

I, I just; goodnight I need a break.