From Press Release Republican presidential candidate former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) today announced that his Iowa campaign has moved into an expanded headquarters location: Santorum for President 2016 Iowa Headquarters 2775 86th Street Urbandale, IA Santorum’s previous Iowa office was located in West Des Moines, Iowa. Santorum’s new […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor The lamestream media would like you to believe all eyes were on Las Vegas and the Democrats’ presidential primary debate. In reality, most of them were probably on , watching Donald Trump react to the debate, but I digress. There was a whole world out […]
By The Iowa Statesman Every day, we read through our e inbox in order to present you with the information from the political press releases that are most pertinent to you. Short disclaimer: not all candidates send out press releases to us, so if your favorite isn’t showing up […]
From Press Release For three months, Planned Parenthood has tried to pass off its baby-parts-for-money scheme as totally legitimate. Today, Planned Parenthood’s latest PR stunt of so-called “policy” change is an admission of guilt. If the money Planned Parenthood has been receiving for baby body parts were truly legitimate […]
By The Iowa Statesman U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, held a field hearing in Des Moines this morning. At the onset of the event, he made the following prepared statement: Welcome to everyone here this morning. Today’s Senate Judiciary Committee field hearing is […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor Note: The following was published Nov. 24, 2014, but remains just as relevant today. The accumulation of all powers legislative, executive and judiciary in the same hands, whether of one, a few or many, and whether hereditary, self appointed, or elective, may justly […]
To many, the presidential polls matter. To just as many , they’re worthless. But, if you’re going to lo at them, we think you should at least lo at them all. So, taking the Iowa and national polls of the past month, weighing them for accuracy, here are the current […]
By The Iowa Statesman With everyone waiting to see what happens tonight, there really wasn’t much in the bin today. We read through both of them to present you with the information from the press releases that are most pertinent to you. Short disclaimer: not all candidates send […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor CNN reportedly has a sixth lectern ready to go at a moment’s notice to insert Vice President Joe Biden into tonight’s Democratic Debate. But that’s not what the world is really waiting to see; we already know he’s going to jump in, and it won’t […]
By The Iowa Statesman Over the weekend, state Rep. Jack Drake (R-Griswold), 81, passed away at Cass County Hospital in Atlantic. He had served in the Iowa General Assembly for nearly 23 years. Drake was serving his 12th term in the Iowa House of Representatives. Republican Party of […]
Sometimes, there’s just so much good material hanging out there for the staff of The .Gif Shop to choose just one topic. That was exactly what they faced this morning during our daily production meeting. So, they decided to “roll with it,” and challenged themselves to tell as many as […]
By The Iowa Statesman How you win a political stunt: Expert level. In a press release this morning, Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announced his campaign released a series of Vines in response to Hillary Clinton’s publicity stunt in which she ivered a copy of her […]
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of The Iowa Statesman. By Jon the Southern Baptist On the Front s of the Culture War Perhaps the most ignorant defense I’ve ever heard of “gun control” — translation: violating your Second and […]
This week’s report is very short, mainly because there really aren’t any changes to report. Some polls remain skewed, some candidates remain under- or over-reported, and we’re holding to last week’s projections for vote totals, if the Iowa Republican Caucus were held tomorrow. While some may reject the reality […]
From Press Release This week, Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina will visit Spirit Lake, Spencer, Windsor Heights, Johnston, Pleasant Hill, Grinnell, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Monticello. The following is her itinerary: Thursday, October 15 9:30 a.m. — on-camera interview with Spirit Lake High School student, 2701 Hill Avenue, Spirit […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will return to Iowa for a three-day swing through the first-in-the-nation caucus state. The following is his itinerary: Tuesday, October 13 7 p.m. — The Jerusalem Call, Grace Fellowship Church, 3980 Poweshiek Street SE, Iowa City Wednesday, October […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum will return to Iowa on Tuesday for a three-day campaign swing through the Hawkeye State. The following is his itinerary: Tuesday, October 13 6 p.m. — Jerusalem Call, Grace Fellowship Church, 3980 Poweshiek Street SE, Iowa City 9 […]
By The Iowa Public Information Board Question: As a news media organization, what should I do to receive advance notice of public meetings? Answer: Iowa Code section 21.4 outs the procedures a governmental body must follow to provide notice of an upcoming public meeting. The notice and tentative […]
By The Iowa Statesman The bin fills up the most over the weekend, especially during presidential campaign season. We read through them all — as we do every day — and present you with the information from the press releases that most pertinent to you. Short disclaimer: not […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor After House Majority Leader U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy withdrew his candidacy to replace U.S. Rep. John Boehner as Speaker of the House, the lamestream media was quick to suggest the House Republican Caucus was suddenly in chaos. No. For once, the speakership is actually up […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor It was a wild weekend, and not just on the baseball diamond. There was enough political and geo-political intrigue to fill an entire library of Tom Clancy novels. The sudden departure of U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the race for Speaker of the House has […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor For the first time since the statewide grassroots effort began this summer, a Republican county central committee has failed to adopt a resolution that calls for blocking taxpayer money from going to organizations that perform abortions. By a 4-2 vote, with one member abstaining, the […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum’s campaign marked its highest single fundraising day of the 2016 presidential campaign on Thursday. Through a “Day of Giving,” the Santorum campaign launched a campaign-wide, single-day fundraising initiative with grassroots leaders across the country. These efforts were teamed […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor Beginning Monday, Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will be back in Iowa often than he’s not throughout the remainder of October as part of an announced “ramp up” of his campaigning activity in the first-in-the-nation caucus state. Next week’s three-day swing through […]
From Press Release Rand Paul for President today released a new web campaign highlighting the government’s wasteful spending. Sen. Paul has been bringing attention to the wasteful spending each week in his Senate Waste Report and plans to discuss these matters at length on the campaign trail. Since taking office in 2010, […]
From Press Release On Aug. 22, than 78,000 people attended protests at than 300 Planned Parenthood centers, protesting that organization’s practice of harvesting and selling the body parts of aborted children, as revealed in a series of undercover videos released over the past three months. Saturday, Oct. […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor When the October numbers become public, likely next week, Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is probably going to be loing pretty good. His campaign announced Thursday evening it has raised another $12.2 million during the third quarter, bringing its total for the year […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, expressed concern today about recent press reports that call into question the Obama administration’s commitment to balancing privacy and public safety with regard to encryption technology, and requested additional information on the administration’s efforts to […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will conduct a U.S.-Mexico border visit near San Diego on Saturday. He will be accompanied by former U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, as well as National Border Patrol Council officials.
By The Iowa Statesman Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Rand Paul will visit 11 college campuses across Iowa has he launches his ‘Iowa 10,000’ College Tour next week. With than 300 Students for Rand chapters across the state, his campaign has set a goal to get 10,000 Iowa […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum will unveil a sweeping tax reform proposal on Monday in a speech to the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. Santorum’s plan will call for an overhaul of the tax code and end the IRS as we know […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor If you want to ignore federal law and harbor those who have entered the U.S. illegally, it’s going to cost you if new legislation proposed in the U.S. Senate becomes law. The Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act, introduced Wednesday by a coalition of […]
From Press Release Iowa Gov. Terry E. Branstad and First Lady Chris Branstad today announced that they will hold a media preview event at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, at Terrace Hill located at 2300 Grand Avenue in Des Moines. The purpose of the event will be to […]
From Press Release Small businessman and Mitchell County Farm Bureau Board Vice President Waylon Brown announces he is running for the Iowa Senate. Brown, a Republican, is seeking the Senate District 26 seat, which represents all of Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell and Worth counties and portions of Cerro Gordo […]
From Press Release The Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress meeting was held at Pella Corporation to kick off the Iowa Energy Plan. The initiative, chaired by Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds and Pat Meyer, CEO of Pella Corp., is a means to set state priorities and provide strategic guidance for […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s wife, former First Lady of Arkansas Janet Huckabee, will campaign in Iowa on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The following are the details of her stops: Wednesday, October 7 9:30 a.m. — Crawford County GOP Women Breakfast Meet & Greet […]
From Press Release Iowa State Senator Mark Chelgren, R-Ottumwa, announced today he will seek the Republican nomination to challenge United States Congressman Dave Loebsack next November. “Our political leadership is on a dangerous and destructive path,” Senator Chelgren said. “However, the strength and beauty of our political system is […]
From Press Release Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte today are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to back words with actions when dealing with state and local jurisdictions that refuse to comply with federal immigration requests. States, cities and counties […]
From Press Release Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is hosting a field hearing next Tuesday in Des Moines to discuss the ongoing fight against methamphetamine in Iowa. “During my 99 county meetings I often hear from constituents and law enforcement officials about how severe the meth problem is […]
By The Iowa Statesman The Center for Medical Progress, which has released several videos depicting Planned Parenthood’s sale of body parts and tissues taken from aborted babies, has joined the effort to pressure Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad to take action on a 2010 promise to defund Planned Parenthood. The […]
By The Iowa Statesman Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee published an op-ed in the Des Moines Register today titled, “Why do GOP candidates support the IRS & the tax code? Let’s pass the FairTax.” He wrote: “Our 75,000 page tax code is a complete disaster and the […]
By The Iowa Statesman U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley to to the Senate floor Monday to discuss judicial nominations and the Senate’s record of confirmation for Obama Administration nominees compared to the Bush Administration. He said Democrats and the Administration have nothing to complain about. The following is the entirety […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee released the following statement in response to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal the Obama administration reached on Monday with 11 pacific nations. The agreement would affect 40 percent of the world economy and still requires ratification from Congress. […]
From Press Release A new report released today by the Branstad-Reynolds Administration in collaboration with the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (Georgetown Center) projects that from 2010 to 2025, Iowa will add 612,000 jobs to its economy, including replacement jobs due to retirement. The report, Iowa: […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Rand Paul released a list of its Iowa Leadership team this morning. The group is composed of co-chairs from 99 counties along with district co-chairs, and several influential statewide leaders. This leadership team will work to spread Paul’s message throughout the […]
Several new polls — most of which have very questionable data — have been released in the past week. We have reason to believe the numbers in several polls were manipulated to achieve a desired result. In cases where there is solid evidence to support that notion, we have ignored […]
John Thompson Republican Party of Iowa State Central Committee Member As our nation suffers through another tragedy of some crazy fanatic unleashing violence on a community college in Oregon I am struggling to not just jump on a partisan rant. I would prefer to talk about something that can […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will campaign across Iowa tomorrow and Wednesday. The 2008 Iowa Republican Caucus winner’s itinerary, which includes five stops in central Iowa, follows: Tuesday, October 6 11:30 a.m. — Pizza Ranch, 634 Main Street, Ackley 2 p.m. — Kling […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum returned to Iowa today for a three-day campaign swing through the first-in-the-nation caucus state. His itinerary follows: Monday, October 5 12:30 p.m. — Western Dubuque Biodiesel, 904 Jamesmeier Road, Farley 3:30 p.m. — Wartburg College, Whitehouse Business Center, […]
By The Iowa Statesman Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will host a campaign rally in Iowa later this week. Wednesday, he will appear at the Electric Park Ballroom in Waterloo beginning at noon. Free tickets for the event can be reserved at trumpwaterloo.eventbrite.com.
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