Iowa Archive

Huckabee and Vander Plaats at IFPC Event Below are videos of the speeches that Mike Huckabee and Bob Vander Plaats gave at the IFPC event in Des Moines on Wednesday. I have also posted a few pictures of Vander Plaats’ events in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday. Bob Vander Plaats Mike Huckabee... Full story

Jan Michelson was a speaker at the Iowa Family Policy Center’s event yesterday at the Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines. TheIowaRepublican.com recorded his speech. It runs just under seven minutes, and is classic Michelson. Lots a humor, but he also makes a great point.... Full story

2008 Iowa Caucus winner Mike Huckabee was in the state yesterday to help his former Iowa campaign chairman, Bob Vander Plaats. Huckabee devoted most of his day to helping Vander Plaats’ campaign for governor. He attended a high-dollar fundraiser in Cedar Rapids over the noon hour, headlined an event for the ... Full story

Written by William C. Brown An Attorney with BrownWinick in Des Moines The April, 2009 decision of the Iowa Supreme Court in Varnum v. Brien has resulted in loud cries from many Iowans for an amendment to the Iowa Constitution outlawing gay marriage. Leadership in the Democratic ... Full story

Maybe now more than any other time in our Nation’s history, strict adherence to the Constitution and our country’s founding documents is in vogue. As a conservative, this is a welcomed development. Yet, over the past few months, I’ve grown a bit frustrated with the “Constitution or Bust” crowd who ... Full story

Third District Congressional candidate Jim Gibbons released the details of a D.C. fundraiser this morning. On Wednesday, Gibbons will be in Washington to for a meet and greet fundraiser for his campaign. These sorts of events are typical for Congressional candidates. The Iowa Republican delegation is usually willing to lend their names and stop ... Full story

For most of last week, I attended the American Conservative Union’s annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington D.C. The annual gathering of conservatives is like no other. Not only does one get to hear countless speeches from people with presidential aspirations, but you also get the opportunity to interact with ... Full story

State Representative Roberts ended any speculation surrounding his gubernatorial campaign over the weekend. He told WHOTV 13’s Dave Price that he will be a candidate for Governor and not seek re-election to his Iowa House seat. Roberts also received the endorsement of two well-known social conservatives. The Roberts for Governor Campaign announced today that ... Full story

Written by: Brinn Shjegstad, Ph.D & Patti Brown, M.S., M.S.W Iowa Policy Institute The role of research in the policymaking process is an ongoing debate among America’s academic elite, particularly social scientists. Do policymakers care about social science research and applying academic standards to policy research? What is the best way to distribute research findings to policymakers? ... Full story

Yesterday, WHO TV 13 caught up with Governor Culver in Newton in Newton. Culver has been touring the state promoting his I-Jobs and economic development programs. Channel 13 asked the Culver a simple question, what new information are you delivering to the people of Newton that they are ready don’t know. Culver refused to answer the question, not once, but three times. The ... Full story