State Rep. Christopher Rants of Sioux City said he would put his focus on curbing property taxes, the exact opposite of the focus of Gov. Chet Culver, he said.
Every Iowan will pay more property taxes because of the actions of the governor, he said.
He told a story that he described [...]
Christian Fong, the youngest of the GOP field at 32, talked about his father’s immigration from China, in search of the American dream.
Fong said he’s proud to be the son of an immigrant, quickly emphasizing his father was a legal immigrant.
Fong has followed his own Iowa dream, he said, growing [...]
State Rep. Rod Roberts of Carroll noted that there’s a big field of GOP candidates running for governor, and he said each would be an improvement over Democratic Gov. Chet Culver.
Roberts, a five-term House member, spoke of the need for limited government.
When he has run for the House, he said [...]
Bob Vander Plaats of Sioux City said there’s a battle under way over the future of the Republican Party in Iowa. That future should be about standing on conservative principles, he said.
He repeated his pledge to place a stay on same-sex marriage in Iowa until there’s a vote to repeal [...]
Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said there’s still “fire in his belly” to serve the state of Iowa.
He discussed his recent work as president of Des Moines University, saying he had helped the medical school raise enrollment and put it on sound financial footing.
He criticized Iowa’s fiscal path under the [...]
State Sen. Jerry Behn of Boone said he envisions Iowa as a place where the state’s daughters and sons can find a job or start a business and stay in Iowa if they want to.
But his informal surveys of young people have found that they’re not sure they can find [...]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty took aim at President Barack Obama in Iowa tonight, telling Republican activists in the leadoff caucus state the president’s handling of health care legislation had broken his bipartisan campaign message.
Headlining an Iowa Republican Party fundraiser in Des Moines, the governor mentioned as a 2012 presidential prospect [...]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty tonight derided Democrat-led efforts to reform health care and touted his own ability to rein in spending as he addressed Iowa Republicans at a major fundraiser.
Pawlenty poked fun at his state’s liberal streak, electing Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale and Al Franken. But he has worked with [...]
Turn to C-SPAN if you want to watch. Best guess is a vote will happen sometime after 8 p.m.
[...]Gov. Chet Culver’s goal of making a decision on hundreds of state employee layoffs passed on Friday without any action, and an aide said it could be weeks before anything is determined.
Republican legislative leaders responded by criticizing Culver for a failure of leadership. Further delays will only worsen the impact [...]
Gov. Chet Culver has said he did not know about problems with the Iowa Film Office’s tax credits program until mid-September.
But e-mails obtained under Iowa’s public records law show his staff and other top officials in state government received an urgent letter about “irresponsible spending” in early August.
“It is critical [...]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty plans to present the image of a common-sense conservative who can win in Democrat territory when he introduces himself today to a key political focus group, a hall full of Iowa Republican Party activists.
The Republican, who is eyeing a 2012 presidential bid, says a profile like [...]
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