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Who's who in the Iowa House for 2012

Bleeding Heartland

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... »

Who's who in the Iowa Senate for 2012

Bleeding Heartland

The November special election in Iowa Senate district 18 confirmed that Democrats will maintain a 26 to 24 majority in the upper chamber during the legislature's 2012 session, set to begin on January 9. Senate Democrats and Republicans recently announc... »

Weekend open thread: Tricks and Treats

Bleeding Heartland

This Halloween weekend seemed like a good time to highlight some tricks and treats from the news headlines. Trick: the latest concessions a working group of state attorneys general are making to reach a settlement with major mortgage lenders over forec... »

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