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... »
Senate District 30 Registration: D 12420, R 13318, N 16218, total 42026, R +898 Incumbent: Jeff Danielson, D-Cedar Falls Senate Republicans have snagged a big name for one of their top targeted seats, as GOP rising star Matt Reisetter has announced aga... »
Iowa legislators will host the State of Iowa’s Black History Month Celebration on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, in the Iowa House Chambers at the State Capitol in Des Moines. A Black History Month proclamation will be read and signed by Governor Terry ... »
Urbandale Council Member John Forbes in Open House 40 Senate Republicans have snagged a big name for one of their top targeted seats, as GOP wundekind Matt Reisetter has announced against Democrat Jeff Danielson in Senate District 30. Reisetter, who's ... »
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... »
