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Court offices across the state will be closed on Friday as part of the Judicial Branch's decision to order all judicial officers and court staff to take 10 days of unpaid leave during the remainder of the fiscal year in response to the state's revenue shortfalls.
Friday's court system closure is [...]
When Christian Fong suspended his campaign for governor, the Republican primary field shrunk to a four man contest. Yes, five candidates still remain, but State Senator Jerry Behn isn’t a serious candidate like the other four are. Behn has only attended a handful of events in [...]
On Tuesday, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, who wears his Iowa farmer status on his sleeve, let loose again with a barnyard reference similar to one he used in March.
As a guest on C-SPAN’s Morning Journal, the Republican was answering the question of a caller on the cable television public affairs [...]
Employees of The Des Moines Register must take a mandatory one-week furlough during the first quarter of 2010, according to a memo sent to staff by Register Publisher and President Laura Hollingsworth and obtained by the Iowa Independent.
The furloughs were ordered by the Register’s parent company, Gannett Co. Inc. They [...]
MOUNT PLEASANT, IA. -- Is there a problem with health-care in America today? Of course there is! Costs continue to escalate faster than other living costs, not everyone who wants insurance coverage can get it or get it at a price they can afford, and insurance plans – both private and [...]
In the shadow of the cross, I kneel in thanks. There is nothing in life that should ever cloud this view of grace. These light and momentary afflictions should even be a cause of thanks, for they are storing up for me an eternal weight [...]
Don’t be afraid. My checking account balance as of today: $0.05
I’ve always been ready to stack jobs, and have usually done so. I’m always the most responsible person on a crew of nutsacks with no direction or work ethic, a by-product of my Iowa upbringing. I have a reasonable [...]
From RedState, Erick Erickson said that the numbers below likely came from the House Republican Conference’s Policy Shop which is overseen by Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN).
5.5 million — Number of jobs that could be lost as a result of taxes on businesses that cannot afford to [...]From the staff and all the contributers at the Coralville Courier, have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving Holiday!
[...]I thought they were going to start firing staff for on-air flubs?
I hadn’t been paying attention to the semantics but it’s no surprise that the Republican party’s cable network would try to assert that George W. Bush’s tenure began after September 11th and that the Fort Hood shootings constituted a [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Chuck Grassley said today that he’s asked for information from the Joint Committee on Taxation about which taxpayers would be impacted by the Medicare payroll tax increase in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009.
“If Democratic leaders want to increase [...]
Let the Conversation Begin: A Unified Approach to the Economic CrisisSenator Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about his opposition to the motion to proceed to H.R. 3590, the legislative vehicle for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009.
“This proposal is another big government spending plan, and after the bailouts for Wall Street [...]
Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about his opposition to the motion to proceed to H.R. 3590, the legislative vehicle for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009. The text of Senator Grassley’s floor speech is below the comment.
“This proposal is another big government [...]
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An important vote on health care reform comes off tomorrow, when the U.S. Senate will undertake a procedural vote on the recently introduced Patient Protection and Affordability Act. It is not a vote to pass the bill out of the Senate, but to move full consideration of [...]
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Mark Levin interviews Sarah Palin (or you can listen above) Patrick Buchanan: Is America at war, or not? Washington Post: A modest proposal by Al Home World Magazine: Imprisoning gays The Christian Post: Disaffected Lutherans Begin [...]Just got word that western Iowans will finally be able to see Terry Branstad in a public event. Branstad still remains in the coy “exploratory” candidate committee phase even while having hired campaign staff, so we know he’s running for the 2010 governor position sought by five other Republicans as [...]
Earlier today Des Moines Register reporter Jason Clayworth wrote a blog post that has been removed from the Register’s website. My trustworthy staff of researches saved me a copy of what he wrote so I can share it with you.
Here is what Clayworth wrote:
Pictures of a shirtless Chet Culver?
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Staff in the state auditor’s office must each take six furlough days to meet a 10 percent across-the-board cut ordered by Iowa Gov. Chet Culver.
Auditor David Vaudt told staff that starting in January, each employee will be required to take one day of furlough per month for the remainder of [...]
