“Do you hear what I hear?” Said the taxpayer to the congressman? “Do you hear the ringing through the Christmas sky? Do you hear what I hear? A sound, a sound higher than we can afford, we’ll just print more money…”
JOHNSON COUNTY, IA. -- Not ever having a reputation of being careful stewards of the public treasury, the all Democrat Board of Supervisors have spent money like drunken sailors. Spending over the last four years has skyrocketed 56%. The budget for fiscal year 2007 was $53.8 million; the budget for FY [...]
A $750,000 allocation to help restore Des Moines’ historic downtown library secured by U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell, D-Des Moines, is a waste of tax money and further proof that many lawmakers are “money junkies,” a Republican candidate for Boswell’s seat said Friday morning.
Dave [...]
As the end of the year approaches, candidates up and down the ballot are trying to raise as much money as possible for their year end reports. While this is true for every campaign, it’s even more important for gubernatorial and congressional campaigns. The fundraising [...]
An Iowa man has sold a jar of snow on Ebay for big bucks. Crazy? No--he's raising money for the American Cancer Society.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Rants sent me an email yesterday after I had posted the video attacking him for taking over a million dollars of special interest money. Rants forwarded me an email he sent to Kevin Hall of the Des Moines Examiner. Rants said [...]
Excerpts from the MoveOn.Org appeals and some commentary [...]
So far he’s been able to be aggressive in criticizing the other candidates and not get hit back. I wondered awhile back how this strategy will work out for him. If the following video is the first of things to come it looks like [...]
Dozens of money-saving measures or revenue enhancements that include massive technological consolidations to state e-mail and Internet systems, enhanced state debt collection and reductions to human resource staff were put in motion today in an executive order signed by Gov. Chet Culver.
The potential annual savings is $128.1 million, although Culver [...]
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver will sign an executive order Wednesday to implement 40 cost-saving ideas.
Culver hired a private consultant to identify ways to save money throughout state government.
Public Works LLC’s report lists 90 ideas. Other measures will require legislative action, and some recommendations are under further review.
Culver will talk about [...]
By PETER HUSSMANN
A Newton woman charged with misappropriating money from a local veteran's club won't stand trial as scheduled on Wednesday after agreeing to enter a plea at a hearing scheduled later this month.
On Monday, Judge Gregory Hulse entered an order setting Dec. 28 as the date for a "plea" [...]
Health Insurers Caught Paying Facebook Gamers Virtual Currency To Oppose Reform Bill:
Health insurance industry trade groups opposed to President Obama’s health care reform bill are paying Facebook users fake money — called “virtual currency” — to send letters to Congress protesting the bill.
Here’s how it’s happening:
Facebook users play a [...]
Terry Branstad:
What was it that John Kerry said back in 2004, something like, “I actually voted for it before I voted against it?” Well break out the flip-flops because Branstad just had a senior moment or something. He bashes Culver for wanting to use money for roads [...]
This was an interesting interview that Franklin Graham did with CNN’s Campbell Brown that covered Afghanistan (he has a son deployed over there, didn’t know that), Islam, his visit with Sarah Palin (he doesn’t think she’s going to run), and Operation Christmas Child:
Money quote [...]
There's a must read article in The Iowa Republican regarding liberal Roxanne Conlin, who hopes to win the Democrat nomination for U.S. Senate and oppose Senator Chuck Grassley.
Conlin Proves She is Good At Spending Other People's Money
It should come as no surprise. A few weeks after announcing that she is a [...]
The forecast for state revenue: Iowa will bring in nearly $37 million less this year than expected this past fall.
But no more mid-year cuts will be needed in state government because the state coffers currently have a $188 million cushion, budget director Dick Oshlo said today. That means there will [...]
Des Moines, IA- After consecutive months of increasingly startling unemployment numbers, Congressman Leonard Boswell’s stimulus is undoubtedly a failure. Since the passing of Democrats trillion dollar stimulus, Iowans have seen the economy continue to struggle while unemployment dramatically increases. Funding that was promised to go towards job [...]
The cold weather is here again and this prompts the installation of wood burning or gas fireplaces and wood or product burning stoves. These types of appliances require a permit and inspection by the City of Iowa City. Keep in mind, homeowners's insurance may not cover damages from a fire [...]
William Baker talks about the moral hazards of "Endless Money"...General Anthony Tata with an Afghanistan assessment. Then, what do ancient Norwegians and Native Americans have in common?
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It should come as no surprise. A few weeks after announcing that she is a candidate for the United States Senate, Roxanne Conlin is standing beside Governor Chet Culver announcing that Iowa schools will receive $60 million in vouchers for computers as part of the Microsoft [...]
Some outrageous news from The Hill today, Secretary Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign pollster, Mark Penn’s public relations firms received almost $6 million in stimulus money. Also, one of President Barack Obama’s campaign advisors also benefitted from stimulus money, Alexander Bolton reports:
Federal records [...]
An Iowa health care provider is one of 85 community health centers nationwide to receive a significant monetary boost from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, President Barack Obama announced Wednesday.
“… Funding for construction, technology and a medical home demonstration project won’t just save more money, and create [...]
By PETER HUSSMANN
Newton schools are eligible to receive more than $540,000 for the purchase of new technology as a result of a class-action lawsuit that awards schools statewide more than $60 million.
The money is part of a $179.95 million settlement of a class action lawsuit against Microsoft Corporation alleging the [...]
Iowa schools are eligible for a share of $60 million in vouchers for computer technology money from the Microsoft class action lawsuit settlement, Des Moines lawyer Roxanne Conlin said today.
The money is part of the $180-million settlement of the 2007 case. Conlin, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, has recently [...]
