by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 13, 2013 | Business, News, Politics & Government
Democrat Staci Appel — a candidate in Iowa’s third congressional district — says it’s time to raise the nation’s minimum wage. “I think working families have gone without an increase in the minimum wage since 2009,” Appel...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 8, 2013 | News, Politics & Government
Republican Congressman Tom Latham last night delivered his first public speech in Iowa since voting for the deal that ended the federal government shutdown. Latham spoke for about six minutes at the Polk County Republican fundraiser in Des Moines. “The fights...
by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 25, 2013 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Congressman Steve King says Republicans need to “respect” Congressman Tom Latham’s decision to support the deal that ended the government shutdown. Some Republicans, including Tea Party activists, have started talking about recruiting a candidate to...
by Matt Kelley | Oct 24, 2013 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Politics & Government
The U.S. House approved a measure last night that includes funding for flood prevention infrastructure along the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids. All four of Iowa’s representatives in the House voted in favor of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act...
by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 16, 2013 | News, Politics & Government
Republicans Chuck Grassley and Steve King were the only two members of Iowa’s congressional delegation to vote against the deal that has ended the federal government shutdown and extended the government’s borrowing authority. King said once spending issues...