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Too Quick to Brag

By Sam Clovis When I heard Jason Glass, Iowa’s new head of the Department of Education, announce the uptick in high school graduation rates, I thought that perhaps he was a little quick on the trigger to talk about what a gre...
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Classroom Accountability

By Sam Clovis Teacher unions are a gift to conservatives that just keeps on giving.  Just two weeks ago, the people of Sioux City sent a signal to the local school board and administration that the citizens were not interested...
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Grants and Subsidies and Regulations—Oh My!

By Sam Clovis Given the great start to the Iowa legislative session, one could take heart that our fellow Iowans got the message last November.  The same cannot be said about the Republicans that got elected to the House and S...
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State of the Union Removed The Last Vestige of Credibility From This President

We have a rule in our house about watching President Barack Obama.  We don’t.  Seeing him on the big screen is more than we can take, so we tend to find other ways to get at the news of which he is a part.  Last Tuesday ev...
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Why Voting Matters

By Sam Clovis In a week or so—February 1, to be exact—the voters in the Sioux City School District will go to the polls to vote on extending a $49 million levy put in place ten years ago to keep the district solvent when th...
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2013-harkin-breakfast
ISU student leader, a Democrat, stands up to Harkin on namesake Institute
Regents Lang & Rastetter talk tuition, Harkin Institute
Iowa State refunds $300k MidAmerican contribution for Harkin Institute
Boo Hoo: The Register Needs to Stop Crying About The Harkin Institute
Harkin reneges on offer to donate papers to Iowa State
Harkin Institute director: Harkin’s allegations on academic freedom ‘insulting’
Harkin issues ultimatum to ISU on Harkin Institute guidelines
Alleged pimp of underage hookers a donor to Iowa Dem. Party and Harkin
Braley to announce for Harkin seat, Dems wonder where Harkin money lands
Harkin announces retirement from Senate, shocking political class
Matt-whitaker
Whitaker does a 180 on Obamacare – now favors full repeal
Bruce Braley Can’t Have It Both Ways
Iowa Based AFF Releases New Web Ad “Benghazi”
Jacobs Discusses Possible Senate Run, Hosts Education Forum
Matt Whitaker to Officially Enter U.S. Senate Race on June 3
King Announces He Will Not Run for U.S. Senate
King: Democrats Buying Minority Votes with Pigford Payouts; UPDATED with video comments by King
Northey Decides Not to Run for U.S. Senate
Rathje Launches First Campaign Ad of 2014 Campaign
Bruce Almighty?
IRS
Whitaker claims to have been targeted by IRS
Is Your McDonald’s Cleaner than Your Abortion Clinic? In Iowa, We Don’t Know
FBI Investigating Bachmann Campaign, Including Alleged Sorenson Payments
Legislature on Verge of Passing Biggest Tax Cut in State History, If Gronstal Allows It
Meet Iowa’s Version of Kermit Gosnell: Dr. Jill Meadows
Mosiman Pick Bolsters Iowa Republican Ticket in 2014
Branstad Names Mary Mosiman New State Auditor
Thoughts, Tidbits and Videos from the RPI Lincoln Dinner with Rand Paul
Live Blog: Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner with Rand Paul
Branstad hires Valenziano for 2014 re-election campaign
Obama dejected
Kevin’s Korner: Team Obama Admits They’re Idiots, Rest of Country Wonders What Took So Long
Will IDP Go After Chet Culver Next?
RPI should embrace District Executive Committees
Kevin’s Korner: Big Liberty, New Auditor and Rand’s Slam
Girl Power: What about Upmeyer for U.S. Senate?
Could Kermit Gosnell Happen in Iowa? Part 1
Kevin’s Korner: Who’s Running, Cruz Control and Obama’s Guns
King should “Punt” not “Pass” on U.S. Senate race
Kevin’s Korner: Senate Scramble, Poohsack’s Pigford Pains and Drone Zone
Kevin’s Korner: Proud Americans, Register Redux and Hatch Doesn’t Give a F***