Posts Tagged ‘Paul McKinley’

By Sen. Paul McKinley In light of Governor Culver launching a new apology tour for his failed four years as governor, Senate Republican Leader Paul McKinley (R-Chariton) released ten more reasons Culver should apologize to the citizens of Iowa for. “If Governor Culver wants to apologize to the citizens of Iowa for his failed four years ... 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

Governor Culver and legislative Democrats followed the wrong agenda and now our students will miss out. Senate Republican Leader Paul McKinley (R-Chariton) today issued the following statement after the Iowa Department of Education learned that Iowa was not picked as a finalist for the national “Race to the Top” education grant program: “It should come as no ... Full story

Branstad selects Senator Kim Reynolds Today Governor Branstad announced his selection of State Senator Kim Reynolds of Osceola as his choice to serve as Lt. Governor. The announcement is being made on a seven-city swing through Iowa to quickly introduce Senator Reynolds to Iowans all across the state. On Saturday the delegates to ... Full story

By Paul McKinley State government is in need of a clean up! From the film tax credit and Iowa Association of School Boards scandals, allegations of improper campaign donations received by the governor’s campaign and the misspending of $576,000 by then Secretary of State Culver to billion dollar deficits, job-killing property tax increases, high unemployment and ... Full story

After coming up 21,531 votes short of Terry Branstad on primary night, Bob Vander Plaats announced that he and Branstad had agreed to meet and talk about ways to unite Republicans after the primary.  Sources close to Vander Plaats tell TheIowaRepublican.com the meeting with Branstad occurred on Monday in Sioux City, and it ... Full story

By State Senator Paul McKinley School may be out for the summer but that does not mean it is time to take a vacation from discussing ways we can better prepare today’s students to be tomorrow’s leaders. A vibrant future rests with having a well educated public that has the skills to keep our economy prosperous, ... Full story

No candidate has grown more over the course of the 2010 primary than State Representative Rod Roberts. During his tenure in the Iowa House, Roberts has proven himself to be a thoughtful, respected statesman who was elected by his peers to be a leader in the chamber. Even with his role in leadership, the ... Full story

Chet Culver Governor Chet Culver unexpectedly canceled a campaign stop in Newton on Saturday. Culver failed to explain why he had to skip the event. Super sleuth reporter, Dave Price of WHO TV 13, noted that Culver was double booked. Price noticed that Culver had events planned in Cedar Rapids at 10:30 and ... Full story