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... »
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... »
Senate District 31 Registration: D 16811, R 6981, N 14704, total 38516, D +9830 Incumbent: Bill Dotzler, D-Waterloo; holdover seat An excellent Democratic district gets even better with minor line changes. Dotzler moved over to the Senate in 2002 after... »
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... »
House and Senate leaders toured the state this week to talk about the 2012 legislative session which begins on January 9th in Des Moines. With stops in Mason City, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Davenport and Des Moines, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy a... »
November 3, 2011, 12:05 p.m.Say 'No' to Tax Increases, 'Yes' to SSMIDs?!"Most of the state’s largest cities, including Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Davenport, Cedar Falls and Waterloo, have a SSMID. It can help a business district go as far as reinventing... »
Vendor List:Ceremony Location: St. EdwardsReception Location: Five Sullivan Brothers Convention CenterDress: Davids BridalHair: College of Hair DesignFloral: Hy VeeCake: Kathy's KakesDJ: Ultimate EntertainmentLimo: Red's LimosPhotographers: Catchlight ... »
By: BLAKE FINDLEY On March 27, on behalf of 37 Cedar Falls community members, educators and parents, Waterloo attorney Thomas Frerichs filed a lawsuit against the Iowa Board of Regents, challenging the legality of... »
