by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 26, 2018 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
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...
by Dar Danielson | Jan 11, 2017 | News, Politics & Government
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...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 3, 2015 | News, Politics & Government
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...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 15, 2015 | News, Politics & Government
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...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 18, 2014 | News, Outdoors, Politics & Government
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...