Dave Price's Perspective

We are now three years into this new venture, and I am overwhelmed with gratitude on this holiday weekend. Some of you who are reading this became subscribers when we launched. Others joined sometime later along the way. Please know how thankful my family is for your support. Later this summer you may notice a few additions to our project.

Thank you to Susan, Danny, Alan, Wes, and Barry for renewing your subcriptions. Your financial support keeps us going! We appreciate you! Please consider joining Susan, Danny, Alan, Wes, and Barry and help sustain this project. As I write this, the change is happening in Iowa. And we can’t blame “corn sweat” on this scorching stretch! I was surprised to hear this past week that not all the dorms at Iowa State are air conditioned. It has been a while (obviously) since I’ve been in college.

A sincere thank you to Dr. Bob who just became a founding supporter of this column. Additional thanks to Dr. Jon, Kathi, Bob, and David for continuing as founding supporters. My family appreciates you all! Your support keeps us going. Please consider joining them at whatever level you choose. Photo by PJ Gal-Szabo on Unsplash A lot of news in Iowa’s race for governor in 2026. Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand is on the campaign trail with another 100-town hall tour.

Jan, Mary, Marti, and Judge R., I very much appreciate your continued commitment as paid subscribers. Thank you! Please consider joining Jan, Mary, Marti, and Judge R. and help us continue this conversation.

Marilyn, thank you for becoming a paid subcriber to this column! We appreciate the confidence that you have in what we are doing here. Please consider joining Marilyn to help continue this work. (Primary night in Iowa.

Thank you to Natalie, Rebecca, Matt, and Marilyn for becoming financial supporters of this column! We appreciate you. Please consider joining Natalie, Rebecca, Matt, and Marilyn to help sustain our work here. (Image created with Google Gemini.) Primary Election Day has arrived in Iowa. My 10-year-old daughter, Lyla, asked me what the primaries were. We are a family who loves and plays sports.

Thank you, Ela, for becoming a financial supporter of our work here! We appreciate your new annual subscription. Please consider joining Ela and become a financial supporter of this column. (Image created with Google Gemini.) O.K., there have been some allegations, complaints, and criticisms about the two debates I have moderated recently (GOP candidates for governor and Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate). What happened? What did I see?

I want to start this weekend with a thank you. Thank you to those who have supported this column since we launched in 2023. Thank you to those who have shared these columns with friends, family, and co-workers. And thank you to those who have made the financial commitment with a paid subscription — at whatever level of support — to help me keep this column going. Independent journalism is not easy. There are no billboards, no ads on TV, and no celebrity influencers hyping our work.

Thank you to Ray for becoming a new paid subscriber to help support what we’re doing. We appreciate your support! Please consider joining Ray here if you believe in what we do here. Sleep and caffeine are likely must haves for Iowa legislators and Statehouse staff this week after Republican leaders pushed them to work around the clock over the weekend. I got to see how they made the sausage, nearly 34 straight hours of it.

Thank you to Bruce, DJ, and Ken for become paid subscribers of Dave Price’s Perspective! We really appreciate your commitment. Please consider joining Bruce, DJ, and Ken to support our independent journalism here. Brad Zaun, a former mayor and Iowa legislator, told me that he’s glad that he isn’t in politics any more. Republicans running for governor in Iowa have two prime-time chances to show (or not show) why they should be Randy Feenstra’s top competitor in the primary.