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Pawlenty staffer arrested after trying to enter Ankeny home
An Alabama man employed by the Pawlenty Exploratory Committee was arrested early Wednesday morning for allegedly trying to enter a home in Ankeny. Police said Benjamin Foster, who was confirmed to KCCI...
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Iowans for Tax Relief push against Branstad
The conservative interest group Iowans for Tax Relief is pushing against Gov. Terry Branstad‘s proposal to raise casino taxes with a statewide campaign. Last week, the group launched a radio ad...
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Update: Latham will challenge Boswell in 3rd District
Only a few months ago, Iowa politicos were questioning whether U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-Iowa) would face a tough primary challenge by Christie Vilsack, the wife of former Iowa Governor turned U.S....
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Branstad to sign bill to block money from Iranian companies
Gov. Terry Branstad will sign legislation Wednesday aimed at encouraging the blocking of state funds from going to companies in Iran. House File 484 reads “the General Assembly intends that state funds...
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Vast majority of Iowa Republican voters unsure if Obama was born in the U.S.
Recent polling of Iowa Republican voters found three-quarters believe President Obama was either not born in the United States, or are unsure if he was. Forty-eight percent of respondents said they...
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Local supervisor blogging from Pakistan
Linn County Supervisor Ben Rogers is spending 10 days in Pakistan as part of a U.S. State Department delegation and is inviting constituents to travel along virtually. Rogers, who began a work-related...
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Budget squeeze targets higher education
Iowa’s public universities are experiencing record enrollments but are being funded in real dollars at the same level as they were 30 years ago. In fact, no area of state government has taken more hits...
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Iowa Senate Republicans join together in opposition to Harkin Institute
The Iowa Board of Regents will consider at their meeting this week whether to open the Harkin Institute for Public Policy at Iowa State University. The institute would be focused on the state’s...
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Fred Karger tries to woo college Republicans for 2012 caucus, presidential...
AMES — Longtime political consultant and activist Fred Karger, the first official Republican 2012 presidential candidate, admits he’s a long shot. But as Gov. Haley Barbour (R-Miss) bows out of the...
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Nebraska Gov. Heineman backs Romney in 2012
Dave Heineman, governor of neighboring Nebraska, has endorsed GOP candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the 2012 race, Romney staff said today in a press release. “Mitt Romney has a...
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