Posts Tagged ‘Paul McKinley’

Serious legislative work on Iowa’s next budget will now commence in earnest as lawmakers received budget targets this week. With the session now near the halfway point, the remaining weeks will become vitally important to pocketbooks of every taxpayer in this Iowa. Before the final budget is voted on by both the Iowa Senate and Iowa ... Full story

Last week, the Iowa Family Policy Center’s Iowa Family PAC endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats. The endorsement itself didn’t surprise anyone. What surprised people was that the most prominent pro-family organization in the state chose to echo the exact same endorsement structure that State Representative Kent Sorenson used just a week earlier when ... Full story

By Paul McKinley It is abundantly clear that Iowans are searching for fresh leadership and a change in direction for our state. I know that we must prepare Iowa to actively compete in the global economy and give our citizens back their government. Iowans cannot afford four more years of Governor Culver’s record spending, record borrowing and ... Full story

Of all the people on this mock ballot, McKinley’s candidacy is the least plausible. That’s because McKinley managed to do something that is nearly impossible for a Republican leader with any shrewdness whatsoever to do: get caught with your pants down on a social issue while in the minority. Usually Republican leaders sell out their Christian ... Full story

The Iowa Republican has learned that State Senator Paul McKinley is flirting with a gubernatorial run. McKinley is the latest addition to the list of possible Republican gubernatorial candidates, which is beginning to get lengthy. McKinley joins Bob Vander Plaats, Christopher Rants, Bill Northey, Rod Roberts, Jeff Lamberti, Mike Whalen, and Jerry Behn, who have all ... Full story

It has been relatively quiet in the State Senate compared to the Iowa House this year. Historically that has always been the case, but it is especially true when the Democrats have a 32 to 18 seat advantage over Republicans. Senate Democrats can pretty much do what they please, but they need two Republicans ... Full story