The U.S. Postal Service would have to continue Saturday mail delivery for two more years and would face a one-year moratorium on closing rural post offices under a bill the U.S. Senate approved yesterday. Both of Iowa's senators voted for final passage... »
More than 50 religious leaders in Iowa have signed an appeal for "responsible precautionary action to limit global climate change." I've posted below the full statement below with all the signatories, including Catholic Bishops Martin Amos and Richard ... »
While many Americans dread tax day, April 15 holds a silver lining for political junkies: the chance to read the latest federal campaign finance reports. Follow me after the jump for details on the money raised and spent by Iowa's five U.S. House incum... »
Competing rallies about lean finely textured beef took place on the Iowa State University campus yesterday. Governor Terry Branstad, Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds, and Representative Steve King were among the speakers at a rally supporting continued... »
The Iowa capitol is currently under lockdown. Sometime before 4 pm this afternoon, State Representative Ako Abdul-Samad's clerk was opening mail in the Iowa House chamber while House members were debating a bill on banning traffic cameras. One envelope... »
Governor Terry Branstad doubled down today in support of lean finely textured beef. Not only is he urging schools to keep using the product, he wants Congress to investigate the "smear campaign" by critics of so-called "pink slime." Follow me after the... »
Iowa politicians from both parties are speaking out today in defense of finely textured beef product, now commonly known as "pink slime." The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that it will give schools the option of buying gro... »
The nice thing about a large majority, like the 60 to 40 Republican advantage in the Iowa House, is not needing every vote in your caucus for every bill. Members can oppose the party line when local interests are threatened without derailing the legisl... »
Polk County has long been dominated by safe Democratic Iowa House seats in the city of Des Moines and safe Republican seats in the suburbs. One of the few truly competitive recent Iowa House races in this county took place in 2008, when Republican Chri... »
U.S. Attorney Stephanie Rose told members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday that she wasn't a key decision maker regarding the May 2008 immigration raid in Postville, Iowa. President Barack Obama has nominated Rose for a federal judgeshi... »
This morning Ben Lange announced a "steering committee" of 57 Republicans supporting his campaign in Iowa's first Congressional district. Lange's endorsers include nine local or county elected officials, three former state legislators, six current or f... »
The U.S. Postal Service announced yesterday that it will keep mail processing facilities in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids open, saving hundreds of jobs. The two Iowa facilities potentially on the chopping block beat the odds, judging from this background p... »
The number of Iowa children living in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty more than doubled over the last decade, according to a new report. The Annie E. Casey Foundation supported the KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot, which was released today. The latest da... »
State Senator Brian Schoenjahn confirmed today that he is running for re-election in the new Senate district 32. This politically balanced seat is a must-win for Democrats hoping to retain their majority in the upper chamber. With barely a month to go ... »
Yesterday the U.S. Senate approved a conference committee report to provide about $63 billion for the Federal Aviation Administration through 2015. The House approved the same bill last Friday. Iowa's delegation was divided, primarily because of provis... »
