Posts Tagged ‘Des Moines Register’

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

You wouldn’t know it, but the Republicans are not the only political party in the state that has to deal with warring factions in its midst. Democrats have equal or greater animosity occurring within their party. The only difference is, they don’t talk about it on the only statewide radio station, or maybe programs ... 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

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

The Des Moines Register and TheIowaRepublican.com are the only Iowa news organizations that conduct polls and release the information to the public. Ironically, the TIR/Concordia Group poll and the Register’s Iowa Poll were both conducted at the same time. What is fascinating is the difference in the questions that were asked, not necessarily the ... Full story

This coming April, the Tea Party movement will celebrate its one-year anniversary. In Iowa, Tea Party members organized rallies throughout the state on April 15th and July 4th, they then organized a Tea Party convention of their own last November. Nationally, the Tea Party movement held a convention in Nashville ... Full story

A loyal Krustacean (that’s a fan of this blog by the way) sent me an email saying that he/she saw a Des Moines Register reporter Jason Clayworth near a gay bar yesterday. I’ve written about Clayworth sexual preference before and his affinity of ugly ass used sweaters. Clayworth seems to be the Register’s ... Full story

By Emily Geiger It’s the second day of the legislative session, and I’m already annoyed. The first thing that irritated me this morning is, no surprise, the Des Moines Register’s coverage of the marriage issue. I was trying to find a written version of Culver’s speech, and I clicked on the Register blog page. That was mistake number one. You ... Full story

Earlier today Des Moines Register reporter Jason Clayworth wrote a blog post that has been removed from the Register’s website. My trustworthy staff of researches saved me a copy of what he wrote so I can share it with you. Here is what Clayworth wrote: Pictures of a shirtless Chet Culver? Pictures of the triathlon that Gov. Chet Culver participated in last weekend have been posted online. ... Full story