Iowa Archive

Well-placed sources tell TheIowaRepublican.com that Sarah Palin is slated to be the keynote speaker at the Republican Party of Iowa’s Ronald Reagan Dinner on Friday, September 17th.  The state party is slated to release more details about the event tomorrow. The visit would be Palin’s first visit to Iowa since making a brief stop ... Full story

Republican nominee for Attorney General, Brenna Findley called upon Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller to explain his ties to habitual violator Jack DeCoster and Peter DeCoster. Jack DeCoster is the only person in Iowa ever to be branded a ‘habitual violator’. Attorney General Miller has claimed that the ‘habitual violator’ classification worked and that it ‘opened ... Full story

When candidate Barak Obama traveled to Germany in July of 2008 to give a speech under the shadow of the Victory Column at Tiergaten Park, the news media from all around the globe were in awe of the crowd that gathered to hear him.  They also surmised that Obama represented the best hope of ... Full story

By Nathan Tucker Some commentators in Iowa have argued that adding a marriage amendment to the Iowa constitution is unnecessary.  Rather, they maintain that the legislature has the authority to remove from the courts any jurisdiction to review the constitutionality of a statute.  As a result, proponents believe that there is no ... Full story

Says Boswell Consistently Favors Federal Control Over Local Control Brad Zaun, candidate for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, responded today to press statements issued by the Boswell campaign: “Leonard Boswell has consistently undercut Iowa’s local school districts with his stance that only the federal government knows what’s best for our Iowa school kids.  He consistently supports taking decisions ... Full story

By Senator Paul McKinley Are you sitting down? If not, you may want to brace yourself. Iowans in every corner of the state are opening their mailboxes to find their property tax bills – and they are not happy with the massive tax increases courtesy of Governor Culver and the Culver Democrats in the Legislature. If you have ... Full story

After their meeting during Mr. Forbes’ three-day visit to Iowa from August 23rd-25th, the magazine publisher and Honorary Chairman of Iowans for Discounted Taxes endorsed Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in her race for the U.S. House of Representatives. Forbes was quoted as saying, “Mariannette has been a supporter of an optional flat-tax as a solution to the ... Full story

Congressman Leonard Boswell has been in his share of close campaigns.  The 76 year old, seven-term member of congress won his seat when he beat Mike Mahaffey by just one percent in 1996.  Since then, Boswell has survived two strong challenges from Des Moines attorney Stan Thompson, and another one by Jeff Lamberti in 2006. Once ... Full story

Iowa Congressman Tom Latham hosted the 2010 Iowa Community Conference on Thursday, leading a discussion on jobs, small business and economic development in Iowa. Panel discussions throughout the day-long event focused on taxes, regulation and development strategies for small business owners and community leaders. The panelists included tax and business experts, including Rep. Sam Graves, ... Full story

Former House Speaker calls King’s repeal legislation, H.R. 4972, “the most practical solution to repeal Obamacare” Washington D.C.- Congressman Steve King (R-IA) announced today that former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, has endorsed King’s legislation, H.R. 4972, which seeks to fully repeal Obamacare. Speaker Gingrich issued his endorsement of King’s efforts ... Full story