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GOP sees hope in voter discontent; Dems call it ‘momentary’
DES MOINES – What a difference a few months makes.When the 2009 legislative session began, Democrats were basking in the warmth of an election that saw them increase their majorities in the Iowa House...
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Column – Mercy Rule
If Gov. Chet Culver’s last month were a high-school football game, I think the mercy rule would have kicked in by now.State budget problems are mounting while the economy continues to stagger....
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Special election to fill House 33 seat in Cedar Rapids
The Iowa Democratic Party chairman delivered a split decision in a dispute over a nominating convention in Iowa House 33 in Cedar Rapids.Linn County Democrats argued for having the convention to select...
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Rose, Klinefeldt, approved for U.S. attorney jobs by judiciary committee
Stephanie Rose, nominated to be Northern District of Iowa U.S. Attorney. Photographed Friday, March 13, 2009, in Cedar Rapids.The Senate Judiciary Committee has confirmed President Barack Obama‘s two...
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2nd District GOP hopeful promises ‘distinct difference’
By James Q. LynchThe GazetteSOLON – Christopher Reed wants to enact term limits for members of Congress – starting with 2nd District Rep. Dave Loebsack.Reed, a Cedar Rapids businessman, formally...
View ArticleGOP chair challenges Conlin to share Microsoft money
Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn has challenged Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Roxanne Conlin to prove her commitment to education by donating a substantial portion of her windfall from a...
View ArticleBranstad: Fong ‘worth considering’ as running mate
By James Q. LynchThe Gazette CEDAR RAPIDS – Former Gov. Terry Branstad met with Cedar Rapids business executive Christian Fong Thursday after saying the former rival for the Republican nomination is...
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Democratic recommendation likely would maintain Iowa’s first-in-nation caucuses
By James Q. LynchThe GazetteIowa Democratic leaders expect the state’s precinct caucuses will remain first-in-the-nation in 2012 and beyond following the final meeting Wednesday of a Democratic...
View ArticleKrause wins radio station straw poll
Bob Krause, candidate for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, received nearly twice as many votes as his closest competitor, Roxanne Conlin, in a poll conducted this past week by KNIA/KRLS radio...
View ArticleConlin to visit Linn Democratic convention March 20
Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Roxanne Conlin is scheduled to attend the Linn County Democratic Party Convention at noon Saturday.Conlin, who is in a three-way race for the Democratic nomination to...
View ArticleThicke pledges new vision of agriculture
Francis Thicke, candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, is promising a “new vision and innovative leadership” if Iowans elect him in November.Speaking to the convention of Johnson County Democrats...
View ArticleDemocratic Senate candidates agree to May 27 forum in Cedar Rapids
Democratic U.S. Senate candidates have agreed to participate in a forum hosted by IowaPolitics.com at 7:30 p.m. May 27 at Ballantyne Auditorium at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids.
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Conlin fundraiser in Iowa City July 30
Roxanne ConlinIOWA CITY – Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Roxanne Conlin have a campaign fundraiser from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday (July 30) at Prairie Lights Café, 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City.The...
View ArticleDemocratic leader willing to look at Iowa budget cuts
The state Senate’s top Democrat says he not daunted by the big Republican gains in the Legislature and thinks the two parties could work together to cut the budget.Senate Majority Leader Michael...
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Medicaid-paid abortion stalemate continues at Iowa Statehouse
An officer watches below as visitors and capital employees walk along the third floor in the Capital building, Wednesday February 9, 2011 in Des Moines. (Becky Malewitz/The Gazette)Overnight...
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Obama economic recovery proposals get split decision
Rockwell Collins President and CEO Clay Jones (left) speaks with Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley during a General Aviation Rally Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Brian Ray)CEDAR RAPIDS –...
View ArticleDeaths recall the fragility of freedom
The Gazette Editorial Board—- The deaths of democratic icon Vaclav Havel and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il mark, in striking contrast, the power of an individual to change the course of a country’s...
View ArticleSenators to “resign,” but they’ll keep serving
DES MOINES — At least three members of the Iowa Senate are expected to tender their resignations Wednesday to save colleagues the challenge of standing for election this fall.It’s a quirk in the Iowa...
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Political polls are struggling
By Joel Snell—- The Literary Digest predicts the Republican will win the election in a landslide. The sample is in the tens of thousands. That means that will crush the Democratic candidate. Really?...
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Dubuque businessman set to announce U.S. House bid
Republican congressional candidate Rod Blum answers a question during a debate with fellow Republican candidate for Iowa's first congressional district Ben Lange at Kirkwood Community College on...
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Vernon formally joins race for Democratic nomination in Iowa’s 1st District
As expected, Cedar Rapids City Councilwoman Monica Vernon formally entered the race for the Democratic nomination to fill an open U.S. House seat in Iowa’s 1st District.Cedar Rapids city council member...
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Waterloo Democratic lawmaker exploring U.S. House 1st District race
Anesa Kajtazovic CEDAR RAPIDS – The field of candidates seeking the Democratic nomination in Iowa’s U.S. House 1st District continues to grow.State Rep. Anesa Kajtazovic of Waterloo has joined the...
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Steve Rathje hopes to find success among Iowa’s non-voters
In a district that votes 5 percent more Democratic than the nation as a whole, Steve Rathje believes a Republican can win.Despite four victories in Iowa U.S. House 1st District by Waterloo Democrat...
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42-year Iowa legislator Horn faces unlikely primary challenger
Bob Hearst and Judy Stalkfleet of Cedar Rapids meet with Sen. Wally Horn (D) during an AARP Iowa Lobby Day at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines in 2007.The dean of the Iowa Legislature is making one...
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