Former Iowa Congressman Leonard Boswell and his wife, Dody, were buried side-by-side on Saturday afternoon in Lamoni. Eighty-four-year-old Leonard Boswell died August 17 after a long battle with a rare form of cancer. His 82-year-old wife, Dody -- a retired teacher, died early Saturday morning … [Read more...]
Iowa Congressman: federal government doing good job with Plain Language law
Iowa Congressman Dave Loebsack, a Democrat from Iowa City, released the annual report Tuesday on how well government agencies are doing in communicating with Americans in language they can understand. Loebsack says the Plain Writing Act was passed in 2010 with the goal of making government more … [Read more...]
Former Congressman Bruce Braley joins Colorado law firm
Former Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley has joined a law firm in Colorado. The firm of Leventhal & Puga announced in a news release that Braley has moved to Denver to join their practice. Braley, a Democrat from Waterloo, served four terms in the U.S. House, before losing a bid for the U.S. Senate … [Read more...]
Ernst to deliver GOP response to Obama’s State of the Union address
Iowa's rookie U.S. Senator is getting a prime speaking slot next week. Republican congressional leaders have picked Iowa Senator Joni Ernst to deliver the Republican response to President Obama's "State of the Union" address next Tuesday. This is the first time GOP leaders have asked a first-year … [Read more...]
Senator Grassley to vote for Keystone pipeline
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he'll be voting today in favor of construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline that will run from the oil sands in Canada to refineries on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Vital sections of the pipeline through Nebraska, South Dakota and Montana have been on hold, awaiting … [Read more...]
An ‘interesting’ question: Should Braley have invited Obama to campaign in Iowa?
A key advisor on Bruce Braley's U.S. Senate campaign says it may have been a mistake not to invite President Obama to Iowa to campaign for Braley. Jeff Link, a Des Moines-based political consultant, is also one of Braley's closest friends. "It's an interesting question," Link says. "In 1994, … [Read more...]
Iowa Democratic Party chair says, of 2014’s message, ‘We got it, loud & clear’
A year ago, Iowa Democrats were confident Bruce Braley would win Tom Harkin's U.S. Senate seat and that the seat Braley was leaving to run for the Senate would stay in Democratic hands. Now, Democrats are assessing the Republican tide that swept through Iowa on Election Night and Iowa Democratic … [Read more...]
Results of Iowa’s 2014 Election: Ernst, Branstad, incumbents win (AUDIO)
Over 1.1 million Iowans voted in the 2014 General Election. Read more about the turn-out here. In Iowa's U.S. Senate race, Republican Joni Ernst defeated Democrat Bruce Braley by 8.5 points. Hear Ernst's Election Night speech here. Listen to Braley's remarks to supporters here. Iowa Governor … [Read more...]
Ernst makes history, winning race for U.S. Senate (Audio)
It was an historic win in the race for the U.S. Senate in Iowa Tuesday. Republican Joni Ernst of Red Oak defeated Democrat Congressman Bruce Braley of Waterloo to become the first Iowa woman elected senator. "Oh my goodness, thank you Iowa," Ernst said in greeting her supporters at Republican … [Read more...]
Republicans win three of four seats in Iowa’s congressional delegation
Not only did Iowa voters decide to send another Republican from Iowa to the U.S. Senate to join Chuck Grassley there, voters elected Republicans in three out of the four congressional races in Iowa. Congressman Steve King, a Republican from Kiron, is now the dean of Iowa's congressional delegation, … [Read more...]