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 Senate approved a broad education reform bill yesterday on a party-line vote of 26 to 24. Details on Senate File 2284 and the floor debate in the upper chamber are after the jump. I've also included the latest news on efforts to stop Iowa scho... »
Des Moines was second only to Washington, DC in the latest Forbes magazine report on the best cities for high-paying jobs. Link: Relatively high household incomes and a low unemployment rate mean this capital city five-and-a-half hours west of Chicago ... »
On Saturday night the Des Moines Register announced the major stops on the 2012 Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). The 471-mile ride will start in Sioux Center on July 21 and end in Clinton on July 28. Overnight stops are after th... »
President Barack Obama hits the road today through Friday to promote proposals from last night's State of the Union address. Cedar Rapids is the first stop on his itinerary, which also includes Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver, and Detroit. All cities are in... »
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... »
I must be the last Iowa blogger to weigh in on Stephen Bloom's "Observations From 20 Years of Iowa Life" for The Atlantic. Bloom's sneering take on the provincials in flyover country made him an instant punching bag in the local blogosphere. Todd Dorma... »
