Posts Tagged ‘Attorney General’

Perhaps no statewide Republican candidate has energized the base of the party like Brenna Findley has with her campaign for Attorney General.  The enthusiasm towards her campaign was on display at the Republican state convention a month ago when people eagerly grabbed her yard signs and waited to speak to the fresh-faced candidate. Another ... Full story

Brenna Findley, Republican candidate for Iowa Attorney General, today criticized Tom Miller's heavy reliance on out-of-state and special interest money to fund his campaign. In documents available at the Iowa Campaign Ethics and Disclosure Board, Miller disclosed that in the most recent fundraising period, his campaign raised $122,335, of which $83,595came from out of state sources. ... Full story

When Brenna Findley announced her candidacy to be Iowa’s next Attorney General, Tom Miller basically blew her off.  His peeps said that she wasn’t qualified to be the state’s top attorney, and then Miller went on with his day. Findley has proven herself to be an aggressive campaigned and a surprisingly strong fundraiser.  Before posting her ... Full story

The special prosecutor looking into Governor Chet Culver’s fundraising tactics has determined that the Governor solicited campaign contributions from a second casino operator who was seeking a gambling license at the time. Earlier this year Culver was busted for soliciting campaign contributions from the people trying to build a casino in Fort Dodge. This morning’s ... Full story

DEXTER, IA-Today, the Republican nominee for Attorney General, Brenna Findley, called upon Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller to explain to Iowa taxpayers why he advised Governor Culver that he could not fire Lynn Walding, Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division head.  Walding was one of Miller's top lieutenants in the Attorney General's office before being appointed to ... Full story

DEXTER, IA -Today AG Tom Miller finally issued a legal answer well after it was needed in February. In February, eighteen state Senators asked Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller to review a report by State Auditor David Vaudt and issue an official legal opinion as to whether Governor Culver should produce a new proposed ... Full story

Newt Gingrich was in Iowa yesterday. The former Speaker of the House and potential 2012 presidential candidate headlined three impressive events in eastern and central Iowa during his visit. Gingrich first attended a fundraiser for the Republican House Majority Fund in Cedar Rapids. He then gave a mid-afternoon speech at the American ... Full story

By Nathan Tucker Of the serious and important questions posed to Bob Vander Plaats, only a few were partially and unsatisfactorily answered. Though this discussion does not need to be belabored, we did learn a few things that should be commented on. First, we learned in the response of Vander Plaats’ campaign is that he believes “a ... Full story

By ERIC WOOLSON In his essay, “Eight Questions for Bob Vander Plaats”, Nathan Tucker combines the best traits of a lawyer and a journalist to give us the worst of both worlds. Taking from the most-famous line reporters ever utter – “Just one question…” before they ... Full story

I was thinking about the mixed messages coming out of the Obama Administration regarding the Times Square bomb plot when suddenly it hit me – they’ve finally got it right, and it’s about time. I believe we’re about to take the fight to the Taliban in Pakistan. Let’s review the timeline to unpack the mixed messages ... Full story