Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 9/19/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative We have Laura Belin, Kathie Obradovich, and Eric Woolson here to discuss Grassley’s future, an amendment on the ballot, and plenty on the governor and senate races. Read on Substack Eric Woolson joins the crew again this week, marking Sen. Chuck Grassley’s 93rd birthday […] more

Members of the Vermont Labor Relations Board are appointed by Gov. Phil Scott. “I don't understand why the governor is taking so long,” one labor leader said. Read the story on VTDigger here: The state panel handling labor disputes in Vermont is short on members at a critical moment. more

Two dangerous Chittenden County intersections have known fatal crash histories, yet proposed roundabouts to fix them face years of delay. Read the story on VTDigger here: How many crashes will it take to build a roundabout?. more

Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss passed for 363 yards and two touchdowns. more

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana told a crowd of Iowa conservatives Saturday he believes current high inflation is being caused by the U.S.-Iran war — but said he sees an end to the conflict within six months. Kennedy was the keynote speaker for the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual fall fundraiser in Des […] more

Ole Miss and LSU fans packed tailgate parties Saturday before their big rivalry game in Oxford. It was the first for Lane Kiffin to appear on the Ole Miss campus since he left there as head coach before the end of the 2025 season to take over at LSU. more

ANKENY — U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson and U.S. Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming said Saturday that keeping Republicans in control of Congress was needed to ensure Democrats do not reverse changes made through the 2025 “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Act like tax cuts to tips and overtime. Barrasso joined Hinson, a Republican who is running […] more

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources estimated just under 400,000 sacks of oysters across surveyed reefs in the Mississippi Sound as of Sept. 8, up from about 275,000 sacks last year. more

he plane is expected to fly over the Ole Miss campus starting at 10 a.m., then over Vaught-Hemingway Stadium from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. as more than 68,000 fans arrive for the 6:30 p.m. kickoff. more

Many California public employees want more flexibility to work from home than Gov. Gavin Newsom's return-to-office policy allows. He vetoed a bill that would have encouraged departments to set their own policies. more