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branstad-wind-energy

‘Billion Dollar Branstad’ announces $1.9b wind energy project

DES MOINES—Gov. Terry Branstad announced Wednesday that MidAmerican Energy will invest $1.9 billion in new wind energy farms, the largest economic development project in Iowa to date. “We are pleased to announced the larges...
by Jeff Patch

 
 
braley-warren

Braley backtracks on Obamacare

Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, is running away from his past embrace of Obamacare as the “huge train wreck” of a program careens toward full implementation. Braley told journalists at a taping of “Iowa Press&...
by Jeff Patch

 
 
campaign-tech-02

Strategists discuss campaign tech ‘arms race’

WASHINGTON—A top strategist for President Obama’s 2012 campaign detailed how their data team crushed GOP nominee Mitt Romney’s condensed general election effort during a panel discussion on united technology with communic...
by Jeff Patch

 

 
campaign-tech-01

Journalists dish on best practices for viral memes, pop culture humor

At a Campaign Tech Conference panel in Washington, D.C. Thursday, panelists discuss the intersection of culture and politics and how to drive the campaign conversation. WASHINGTON—Political reporters and digital strategists s...
by Jeff Patch

 
 
murphy-iowapress

Murphy collects campaign cash from lobbyists, rents office from brother’s lobbying firm

DES MOINES—State Rep. Pat Murphy, D-Dubuque, has accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from state lobbyists for his nascent congressional bid even though similar donations are illegal for state legislators t...
by Jeff Patch