Posts Tagged ‘Culver’

Earlier this week, former Governor Terry Branstad proposed changing the state’s budget process from the current annual process to biennial budgets.  Kathie Obradovich of the Des Moines Register says that both Rod Roberts and Bob Vander Plaats agree that it’s a good idea. For all those “Branstad is Evil” folks out there, I find ... 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

Written by Patti Brown The lines in the sand have been drawn and it’s unlikely that the public hearing in the State House last night on HF2420 —the controversial “fair share” or “reasonable reimbursement” bill as it is being called this year— changed anyone’s mind last night. For more than three hours advocates and opponents to ... Full story

For Ed Fallon, running for office isn’t just something you do because you are passionate about issues and the community in which you live; it’s also a way to pay the bills. These difficult financial times have been hard for a lot of people, but it probably has been especially difficult for Fallon. For the first ... Full story

Mike Kiernan Only Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Mike Kiernan could spin Branstad huge lead over Governor Culver into an attack. The Des Moines Register poll had Culver up 20 points and TheIowaRepublican.com poll had Branstad up a mind blowing 29 points. Yet, Kiernan sent out a press release saying, “The Iowa Poll released today ... Full story

Governor Chet Culver faces a steep challenge if he wants to win re-election this November. Two state-wide polls conducted in late January and early February show Governor Culver in serious trouble as he prepares to stand for re-election. The polls conducted by TIR/Concordia Group and the Des Moines Register, show Governor Culver losing ... Full story

Yesterday, State Auditor Dave Vaudt basically said that Governor Culver must be an idiot because the budget he submitted is illegal. Vaudt contends that Culver’s budget is at least $25 million above the state’s spending limits because of inaccurate calculations. As I was driving around town, I heard Vaudt on the radio ... Full story

In four months, Iowa Republicans will select their candidate to run against Governor Chet Culver this fall. The last time a sitting governor was voted out of office was in 1962 when Governor Norman Erbe lost to Harold Hughes. The TIR/Concordia Group poll shows that Governor Culver has a real chance to enter the ... Full story

Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives used a procedural rule yesterday in an attempt to advance a bill that would allow the people of Iowa to vote on an amendment to the state’s constitution that would define marriage as the union between one man and one woman. The procedure required 51 votes to pass, ... Full story

Former Governor Terry Branstad’s campaign has released its first web video of his campaign. The video captures video, images, and interviews from the various events that the Branstad campaign has organized this month. Full story