At least 200 people gathered on the west steps of the Iowa State Capitol Monday evening for a rally and vigil marking one month since Trayvon Martin's killing in Floriday. After the jump I've posted a few notes from the event, along with links about th... »
Shelley Parbs announced today that she will run for Iowa Senate district 38. She is the second declared Democratic candidate in this district; the winner of the June primary will face first-term Republican Tim Kapucian, a Senate minority leader and ran... »
The U.S. House voted yesterday to repeal two regulations enacted by the Obama administration's Department of Education. Bruce Braley (IA-01), Dave Loebsack (IA-02), and Leonard Boswell (IA-03) were among 69 House Democrats who joined a united House GOP... »
A brief announcement via Twitter from former College Republicans chair Dane Nealson in House District 45 in Ames. The race against Democrat Beth Wessel-Kroeschell looks to be an uphill one. 45, the southern half of town, is the more Democratic of the t... »
The Republican Party of Iowa's State Central Committee met on Saturday to consider a successor to Matt Strawn, who resigned as chairman in the aftermath of the Iowa caucuses. When a Democrat is governor, the Iowa Democratic Party's State Central Commit... »
With the recent resignation of Matt Strawn, the Republican Party of Iowa finds itself once again looking for a chairman. So far only one candidate, Dave Funk, has publicly announced his candidacy. Current party co-chair Bill Schickel's name has come... »
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee signaled this week that it is willing to spend additional resources supporting Christie Vilsack's campaign against Representative Steve King in Iowa's fourth Congressional district. The DCCC's "Red to Blu... »
After weeks of embarrassment, criticism and a high profile resignation, Iowa Republicans pick a new leader, who pledges to fix the problems on the past. Three men wanted the job as Iowa's next Republican Party Chair. The first vote of the State Central... »
