Posts Tagged ‘Chet Culver’

2008 Iowa Caucus winner Mike Huckabee was in the state yesterday to help his former Iowa campaign chairman, Bob Vander Plaats. Huckabee devoted most of his day to helping Vander Plaats’ campaign for governor. He attended a high-dollar fundraiser in Cedar Rapids over the noon hour, headlined an event for the ... Full story

Iowa’s big labor unions like AFSCME are once again lobbying the legislature to pass a bill that would force non-union members to pay union dues if they receive the same benefits for a union negotiated contract. The bill, which the unions call “fair share,” would allow unions to collect 75% of ... Full story

Governor Chet Culver Chet has been traveling the state for the past two years either promoting high-speed train travel or his I-Jobs borrowing scheme. One of the advantages an incumbent governor has is that he can travel the state on the taxpayer’s dime and stop in to tell local folks what a great job he’s ... Full story

Yesterday, WHO TV 13 caught up with Governor Culver in Newton in Newton. Culver has been touring the state promoting his I-Jobs and economic development programs. Channel 13 asked the Culver a simple question, what new information are you delivering to the people of Newton that they are ready don’t know. Culver refused to answer the question, not once, but three times. The ... Full story

The Des Moines Register released more results from their Iowa Poll today.  The poll shows former Governor Terry Branstad with a 20 point lead over Governor Chet Culver.  Branstad leads Culver 53% to 33% in a head-to-head poll. Branstad isn’t the only Republican gubernatorial candidate to beat Culver in a head-to-head matchup.  Bob ... Full story

With all due respect, but I'm just not buying it this time.  Sorry... If you feel the same way about the notion of the "thanks for the memories, taxes and double trouble financial books, but no thanks Terry" then follow the news feed facebook fan page at NoThanksTerry.com and post your own thoughts. I really hope these graphics, words and common sense help shape a ... Full story

20 years ago last week I met the woman of my dreams, believe it or not just a month after the fall of the infamous Berlin Wall on Christmas day at the Berlin Wall.  Its a long love story to explain, but the headline is Iowa Joan and I have been married 18+ years.... Full story

Earlier this summer, Michael Kiernan, the chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, warned Iowans to be weary of polls that were conducted by TheIowaRepublican.com and the Iowa First Foundation. Kiernan said, “They ask loaded questions to get desired results.” Kiernan made this statement in an effort to diminish the coverage of the ... Full story

The Iowa Lottery has shown interest in two pieces of federal legislation that would create the licensing and regulatory requirements needed to implement internet gambling in the United States. With many states facing huge budget deficits, one area which they can exploit to generate increased revenue is the lottery. For a short time late last ... Full story

The Iowa Lottery recently conducted a phone survey that asked Iowans for their opinion on a number of issues and initiatives. The poll included questions on two highly controversial measurers - lowering the age requirement to play lottery games from 21 to 18, and instituting new lottery games on the internet that would accept debit ... Full story