Posts Tagged ‘Culver’

Former Gov. Terry Branstad, along with lieutenant governor nominee Sen. Kim Reynolds, this afternoon unveiled his latest policy proposal for job creation in Iowa. Stressing the need to market Iowa more aggressively, Branstad says he will form “IGNITE” teams throughout the state, and initiate the Iowa Network of Entrepreneurial Transplants (INET) to identify key former ... Full story

By Nathan Tucker If We the People do not vote on the November ballot for a constitutional convention, we have no one to blame for politics as usual but ourselves.  Regardless of their political stripe, people love to complain about partisan gridlock and the need for reform but, with rare exceptions, is anything actually done ... Full story

The Governor Branstad 2010 campaign today announced that it will accept three general election debate invitations against Gov. Culver this fall. “These three debates will offer statewide coverage to the people of Iowa, and showcase the real choice that exists in this election,” said Branstad 2010 campaign manager Jeff Boeyink. “Gov. Branstad looks forward to ... Full story

The Governor Branstad 2010 campaign today released the following statement from Branstad 2010 campaign manager Jeff Boeyink regarding the latest Moody’s report allegedly showing Iowa as the second-lowest per capita debt state in the country. The problem? They didn’t bother to factor in I-Jobs. In response, Boeyink stated: This report gives a significantly distorted view ... Full story

By Senator Paul McKinley The signature item of Governor Culver’s four years in office is his $1.7 billion dollar temporary work program known as I-JOBS. From the very beginning it has been a controversial debt laden program that has almost universally failed in it’s intended purposes with ever evolving temporary job creation ... Full story

Terry Branstad’s campaign has released a new web video that takes Governor Culver to task for his failed I-Jobs program. The ad notes that the program has not created any new jobs and will cost Iowa’s $55 million a year for the next 23 years.... Full story

By Nathan Tucker The answer to that question, gleamed from an analysis of voting and political contribution records, is that the process is completely partisan.  Supporters of Iowa’s judicial nominating system, often referred to as the “Missouri Plan,” claim that it removes politics from the selection process.  The evidence, however, illustrates that the process remains ... Full story

Dave Price of WHO TV 13 had an excellent segment on the 10 o’clock news tonight. Price asked a simple question, “Where are all the jobs that Culver promised would be created with his I-Jobs program.” Culver laughed and blamed the weather.... Full story

Documents filed yesterday with the Internal Revenue Service show that the group named “Iowans for Responsible Government” (IRG) was funded entirely by the Democratic Governors Association (DGA).  The DGA gave over $782,000 to the group, which attacked Republican gubernatorial candidate Terry Branstad in the weeks leading up to the Republican primary. Ironically, the DGA blasted ... Full story

Don’t believe what you are reading in the newspaper or what you are seeing on the local news. The Republican Party in Iowa isn’t divided. It’s not coming off of a contentious convention. It matured and now is poised to make huge gains in November. While the media was focused solely on ... Full story