All three U.S. House Republicans from Iowa voted this week against a bill that would provide a federal guarantee of access to contraception.
But if Iowans encounter any mainstream news coverage of the issue, they may come away with the mistaken impression that GOP Representatives Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks took a stand for contraception access.
The episode illustrates an ongoing problem in the Iowa media landscape: members of Congress have great influence over how their work is covered.
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