by Dar Danielson | Mar 24, 2021 | Crime & Courts, News
The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments today in the appeal of the discrimination lawsuit verdict against former Governor Terry Branstad. The jury found Branstad pushed out Workers Compensation Commissioner Christopher Godfrey in violation of the Iowa Civil Rights Act...
by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 14, 2020 | News, Politics & Government
President Trump is scheduled to rally with supporters at the Des Moines Airport this evening. “He wants to be record-breaking and record-setting for Iowa and Iowa farmers,” says Eric Branstad, a senior advisor to the president’s Iowa campaign,...
by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 12, 2020 | News, Politics & Government
Republican Senator Joni Ernst hosted a motorcycle ride across the state this weekend, with rallies in five different cities. It started Saturday in Sioux City, then a stop in Carroll where many in the crowd were waving Trump flags. Ernst began by acknowledging the...
by O. Kay Henderson | Sep 29, 2020 | News, Politics & Government
Terry Branstad returns to Iowa on October 5 after resigning as U.S. Ambassador to China. Branstad’s oldest son, a senior advisor for President Trump’s Iowa campaign, said the former Iowa governor will immediately hit the campaign trail. “He wants to...
by O. Kay Henderson | Sep 14, 2020 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is leaving his diplomatic post. Trump spoke by phone with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst Saturday on another topic. As Ernst held the phone out so volunteers at GOP campaign headquarters could hear Trump, the president concluded by...