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Nina Baker is news editor at The Scarlet and Black at Grinnell College. She is studying mathematics at Grinnell.

Featured Statements

Mariannette Miller-Meeks
stated on July 17, 2022 in a newsletter:

The Democrats’ Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 “would permit abortion up until delivery.”

By Nina Baker • August 1, 2022
Joni Ernst
stated on May 28, 2022 in a newsletter:

$3 million per day in "your tax dollars" are being spent to guard "unused border wall materials."

By Nina Baker • June 16, 2022
Iowa Republican Party
stated on January 24, 2022 in a news release:

When asked if she supports the Build Back Better bill, Abby Finkenauer said that she didn’t know what was in it.

By Nina Baker • January 28, 2022
Iowa Senate Democrats
stated on January 5, 2022 in a statement on Facebook:

Gov. Kim Reynolds, touting $210 million for Iowa broadband, “failed to mention these are actually federal funds approved by Rep. Cindy Axne and signed into law by President Joe Biden.”

By Nina Baker • January 11, 2022