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... »
Friday night's big news was Wilton Republican Jeff Kaufmann announcing he was not seeking re-election in House District 73. Today, we got the follow-up the rumor mill had told us about: son Bobby Kaufmann, 26, will run in dad's seat. He'll face the win... »
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... »
An announcement from Iowa Economic Development Authority came out today with over $1.3 billion being awarded in financial assistance to four companies in Iowa for job creation and expansion projects . The award was approved by the Iowa Economic Develo... »
Although the 60 Republicans and 40 Democrats in the Iowa House haven't changed since last year, I thought it was worth updating this post, because some committee assignments have changed, and House Democrats reshuffled their ranking members somewhat. M... »
By: LINH TAUSA Today, Courier and Register now available After testing a pilot program of the New York Times in early January, Northern Iowa Student Government now also offers 150 free copies each of USA Today, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier and the Des ... »
