Senate District 15 Registration: D 15712, R 13370, N 13494, total 42611, D +2342 Incumbent: Dennis Black, D-Grinnell; holdover seat Dennis Black's turf has consistently shifted west along I-80 over his three decades in office. He was first elected to t... »
Well. looks like I was wrong. Joe Seng DID make the 2nd CD primary ballot after all. I've heard reports they were collecting sigs as late as last night; someone want to check them over closely? What else we got here on the last day: As expected, Republ... »
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... »
Talk about your last-minute bombshells: Representative Michele Bachmann's Iowa campaign chair, State Senator Kent Sorenson, just endorsed Representative Ron Paul in Des Moines this evening. Background on Sorenson's connections to prominent Paul support... »
Six days before the Iowa caucuses, no Republican candidate has a clear lead, social conservatives remain scattered among several contenders, and new television commercials are launched on almost a daily basis. Numbers from the two latest opinion polls ... »
By Lauris Olson AmesNewsOnline (March 26, 2012 – 12:15 p.m.) Ames state representative Lisa Heddens said Friday that an amendment is headed to the Iowa House floor that would eliminate state funding of Planned Parenthood, reduce funding to other wo... »
