Posts Tagged ‘Chet Culver’

There has been a throw down of sorts over who the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) selected to market the state. IDED selected Burson-Marsteller, one of the world’s largest and most expensive PR firms. The CEO of Burson-Marsteller is Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton’s chief strategist during her presidential campaign. Burson-Marsteller got the $3 million ... Full story

By now many of you have probably seen the One Iowa ad that is playing across the state. I see the other people on this site are writing about it today as well, so forgive me if I don’t link or embed their ad. Anyway, I’m going to stick to doing what I do ... Full story

In his 2008 Condition of the State speech, Governor Culver told the legislators who were gathered in the House chamber and the people watching at home that one of his legislative priorities was to expand Iowa’s bottle bill. Iowa’s original bottle bill was signed in to law by Republican Governor Bob Ray in 1978. Culver’s signature ... Full story

A number of rural Democrats in the Iowa House of Representatives refuse to support Governor Chet Culver’s $750 million bonding proposal. The proposal is Governor Culver’s signature piece of legislation, which he announced during his Condition of the State speech in January, and for which he campaigned across the state advocating for its passage last ... Full story

Last Friday, I had a little fun with Ed Fallon and Governor Culver’s public tiff. Today I want to give that situation a more serious look. There is something very serious going on between the Governor and his former primary foe. Many people, including the Governor’s staff, blew Ed off by saying ... Full story

It has been relatively quiet in the State Senate compared to the Iowa House this year. Historically that has always been the case, but it is especially true when the Democrats have a 32 to 18 seat advantage over Republicans. Senate Democrats can pretty much do what they please, but they need two Republicans ... Full story

Governor Chet Culver told Iowa reporters that he didn’t violate his 2008 pledge to “do whatever it takes” to preserve marriage as the union between one man and one woman. Culver says that, since the court said that a church can decide whether or not they want to marry same-sex couples, it’s all good. Also yesterday, ... Full story

The details of Governor Culver’s and the Democrats’ compromise on the repeal of federal deductibility are out, and once again, there are winners and losers in every tax bracket. Various media outlets are claiming that the proposal is a $55 million tax cut, but an Iowa Department of Revenue analysis tells a troubling story. ... Full story

Over this past weekend ,we were told that Democrats in the legislature and Governor Culver had come to an agreement of the repeal of federal deductibility. It’s now mid-week and legislative Republicans know very little about the plan, and the people of Iowa are totally in the dark. We are told that the compromise plan would ... Full story

Chet Culver declared that he believed marriage was between one man and one woman during the Democratic primaries in 2006. Chet Culver repeatedly told people that he was a man of deep religious faith and that marriage was between one man and one woman in the 2006 general election. Governor Chet Culver told the people of Iowa, “We’ll ... Full story