Federal income taxes are due today for most Americans, unless you've filed for an extension like Mitt Romney. (What was he thinking?) This thread is for any comments related to tax policy at any level of government. Follow me after the jump for links t... »
After several hours of delay due to a suspicious powder mailed to State Representative Ako Abdul-Samad, the Iowa House passed a bill last night to ban local governments from using "automated traffic law enforcement systems." The 58 to 40 vote didn't fo... »
If I had seen the trailer today instead of yesterday, I wouldn't have believed it. But apparently this is a real thing: Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter?!? This isn't a low-budget, Godzilla rubber-suit effort. No, it's a major Tim Burton epic. The book,... »
Most bills that lack bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate die by filibuster, but senators voted overwhelmingly yesterday to move forward with debate on a bill that would end tax breaks for oil companies. Last May, Senator Chuck Grassley helped Repub... »
Senate District 49 Registration: D 13998, R 11017, N 18594, total 43634, D +2981 No Incumbent; contested Democratic primary. Two year term. Odd-numbered seats normally run on the gubernatorial cycle, but this is the only odd number seat with no incumbe... »
Senate District 44 Registration: D 16429, R 11222, N 14589, total 42262, D +5207 Incumbent: Tom Courtney, D-Burlington Here's a good illustration of the ripple effect of redistricting. A triple-up two districts to the west in 2001 led to significantly ... »
Senate District 29 Registration: D 16246, R 10692, N 17662, total 44627, D +5554 Incumbent: Tod Bowman, R-Maquoketa; holdover seat (Tom Hancock, D-Epworth, retiring) Basically, Tod Bowman got drawn into Tom Hancock's district. Geographically, old Senat... »
GOP presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul ran away with the National Federation of Republican Assemblies Straw Poll on Saturday in Des Moines, garnering 82 percent of the vote among Iowans. »
