A lot of my stories focused on holding elected leaders accountable for decisions they made, votes they cast, and actions they did (or didn’t) take. Because Republicans represent the whole congressional delegation and nearly the whole state government, my coverage mostly focused on them.

Impact coverage

• Here’s why Iowa students won’t have new Title IX protections, August 2024
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  Iowa AG still sitting on funds to help sexual assault victims, May 2024
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  AG’s office will resume Plan B payments for rape survivors but not abortions, May 2024 (about two weeks after the first story)
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  1,300 Iowa moms, 400 babies could lose health coverage under postpartum Medicaid bill, February 2024

Fact-checking

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  Zach Nunn dodges question about his abortion record, August 2024
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  Ashley Hinson’s New Ad Overplays Role In Baby Formula Shortage, September 2022
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  Zach Nunn Keeps Changing His Position On Abortion, August 2022
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  Ashley Hinson Wants You To Think She Backs Birth Control Access. Here’s What She Really Did, July 2022

Voting Records

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  Miller-Meeks took money from insulin maker, then voted against insulin caps, August 2024
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  Iowa senators voting against birth control part of a pattern, June 2024