by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 17, 2014 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
Governor Terry Branstad is shooting back at the U.S. Attorney General who has criticized Branstad for the way he’s handling felon voting rights. “I’m disappointed that the attorney general of the United States who also was involved in that...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 12, 2014 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Democrats on a state senate committee have voted to automatically restore voting rights to felons who have completed their prison sentences and any parole or probation. Senator Dick Dearden, a Democrat from Des Moines, said that was the policy under Governors Vilsack...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 25, 2014 | Education, News, Politics & Government
Democrats in the Iowa Senate next week will start drafting legislation that would forward more state tax dollars to public schools for the 2015/2016 school year. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Gronstal says the State of Iowa is about $1500 behind the national average...
by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 30, 2013 | News, Politics & Government
One of the state’s largest and most active unions has endorsed Democrat Tyler Olson’s bid for governor. “Today is a very important day in the race for governor,” said Danny Homan, president of AFSCME Council 61, which represents over 40,000...
by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 28, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government, Top Story
This week Governor Terry Branstad is holding ribbon-cutting ceremonies at two state prisons, but he’s criticizing the way the projects were financed. The Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville has undergone a $68 million renovation and...