Posts Tagged ‘Chet Culver’

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

Rep. Chris Rants released the following in response to the latest controversy surrounding the number of jobs created by the Power Fund. "Governor Culver has a problem with numbers; either he isn’t keeping accurate account of jobs in the state or he is willing to fabricate facts and figures for campaign purposes. I am not sure ... Full story

Has any legislator ever had a freshman year like Kerry Burt? If so, did they serve out the rest of their term? I doubt it. This guy isn’t just an embarrassment to the Iowa Democratic Party, Pat Murphy, Kevin McCarthy, and Chet Culver, but to all Iowans. Kerry Burt needs to resign ... Full story

“I think he (Kerry Burt) has a very good record, and I stand behind him at this point, and I’m 100 percent with him.” That was the quote from Speaker of the House Pat Murphy just one week ago. Murphy’s statement followed the news that Rep. Burt had knowingly used a false address to ... Full story

Last week, TheIowaRepublican.com poll showed that 53% of Iowans are ready to give someone else the opportunity to lead the state as Iowa’s Governor, while only 36% of those surveyed feel that Governor Chet Culver deserves to be re-elected. Today we delve a little deeper into the voters’ dissatisfaction with Iowa’s current governor, Chet Culver. ... Full story

The issue of gambling is back in the news. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission is about to determine whether or not Iowa can “support” more casinos in the state. The frontrunner to receive a new gaming license is Lyon County, which has a population of less than 12,000 people. It shouldn’t ... Full story

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