Iowa Archive

Ben Lange, the rising conservative candidate in Iowa's 1st congressional race, released a video today dismantling a recent attack ad launched by the liberal Democrat incumbent Bruce Braley. In the video, Lange defines Braley's ad as the same old politics and urges Braley to discuss the real issues facing Eastern Iowans, like rising ... Full story

WINNERS OF IOWA REPUBLICAN IDOL CONTEST ANNOUNCED WINNING CAMPAIGNS TO RECEIVE $5,000 CONTRIBUTION FROM FOR AMERICA ’S REPUBLICAN MAJORITY Ames, IA – Congressman Tom Latham, Honorary Chairman of For America’s Republican Majority, announced on Thursday the winners Thursday of the For America’s Republican Majority’s Iowa FARM Team project’s unique online contest – Iowa Republican Idol. The ... Full story

What is with politicians these days?  Is it impossible for some of them to give a simple yes or no answer to a question?  Unfortunately, that is the case with Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley. A couple weeks ago at the Iowa State Fair, I asked Congressman Braley if he supported the mosque, or the “learning center” ... Full story

Rep. David Loebsack’s explanation that he worked against a health care provision that hits small business before he voted for the bill that includes it sounds exactly like 2004 presidential candidate John Kerry’s claim that he voted for funding the Iraq war before voting against it. On Monday, Republican candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks said she would ... Full story

During the Farm Progress Show in Boone today, Gov. Branstad outlined his goals for growing Iowa’s agricultural economy. Branstad noted that agriculture is in the business of nourishing bodies and a major engine for job creation and economic growth.  In 1983, with Iowa in the depth of an agricultural recession, its 115,000 farmers produced economic ... Full story

By Nathan Tucker Can the federal government exceed its constitutional limitations simply by making a treaty that gives it that power?  This question, which has been debated since the Constitution’s ratification, has taken on a greater urgency over fears that the Senate may yet try to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child ... Full story

When Mark Rees announced that he would seek the Republican nomination in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, most Republicans had never heard of him.  Rees, a retired architect, was well spoken, articulate, but more soft spoken than his primary opponents. Rees was also classified as a moderate, and as the campaign drew on, it became more and ... Full story

Gov. Sarah Palin to Headline Iowa GOP’s Ronald Reagan Dinner “Salute to Freedom” Event, Friday, September 17 DES MOINES – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn today announced Governor Sarah Palin will be the Party’s special guest at the upcoming Reagan Dinner: A Salute to Freedom. “The Iowa GOP is pleased that Gov. Palin is traveling to ... Full story

By Matt Schultz, Candidate for Iowa Secretary of State Councilman Matt Schultz attended the Glenn Beck Honor Rally in Washington D.C. on August 28th at the Lincoln Memorial. “I have been to several Tea Party events over the last year and I thought that Glenn Beck’s Honor Rally would be similar to these ... Full story

Steve Forbes, President and Chief Executive Officer of Forbes and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes magazine, announced his endorsement of Dave Jamison for State Treasurer on Monday. "Dave Jamison's experience as Story County Treasurer is what the people of Iowa need," said Forbes, who is also the Honorary Chairman of Iowans for Discounted Taxes, "Dave has put ... Full story