Adam Carros
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Fact Check: ‘terrifying’ sex offender ad in Iowa Attorney General race (opens the original)
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - An attack ad claims a candidate for Iowa Attorney General blocked tracking sex offenders but the full legislative record undermines the ad’s narrative. The ad from Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird, who is running for reelection against Democrat Nate Willems, is titled “Terrifying”. It is based on a vote Willems made in the Iowa legislature but is missing critical context in the claims it makes. “Willems voted against mandatory monitoring for sex offenders after
Fact Check: ‘terrifying’ sex offender ad in Iowa Attorney General race (opens the original)
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - An attack ad claims a candidate for Iowa Attorney General blocked tracking sex offenders but the full legislative record undermines the ad’s narrative. The ad from Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird, who is running for reelection against Democrat Nate Willems, is titled “Terrifying”. It is based on a vote Willems made in the Iowa legislature but is missing critical context in the claims it makes. “Willems voted against mandatory monitoring for sex offenders after
FACT CHECK: Did Ashley Hinson vote to ban stock trading in Congress? (opens the original)
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Insider trading by members of Congress is the focus of a new ad from Republican Ashley Hinson, who is running for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat against Democrat Josh Turek. Hinson’s ad states, “Stock trades by members of Congress beat the S&P 500 by almost 18 percent.” The exact 18% figure could not be confirmed. Several independent analyses found the stock portfolios of dozens of members of Congress routinely outperform financial market averages, often by a lot. Unusu
Iowa DNR investigating Fish Kill tied to ammonia in a Northeast Iowa creek (opens the original)
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OSSIAN, Iowa (KCRG) — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill in a creek in southern Winneshiek County, after a caller reported a strong manure smell, dead fish and murky water. The DNR’s field office in Manchester was notified of the possible fish kill on Sept. 3. Field staff who responded found dead fish in the creek south of 110th Street, southeast of Ossian. Initial water samples tested positive for ammonia, and staff observed cloudy conditions in the creek, acc
FACT CHECK: Did Ashley Hinson vote to increase families’ take-home pay by thousands of dollars? (opens the original)
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - In the race for Iowa’s Open Senate Seat between Republican Ashley Hinson and Democrat Josh Turek, some advertisements are focused on Iowans’ wallets. Ads supporting Hinson are praising her work fighting higher costs. “Everything costs more for working families these days,” said small business operator Abi Conway in one such ad from “One Nation.” It is an arm of the Senate Leadership Fund - a Republican super PAC backing Hinson. The ad includes this claim: “She voted t
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