Fong: GOP has to address more than marriage issue
CEDAR RAPIDS – Christian Fong is running for the Republican nomination for governor on a pro-family platform, but says the issue atop most Iowa families’ agendas probably isn’t same-sex...
View ArticleGOP giving away tickets to UI-ISU football game
To celebrate the opening of the Iowa State Fair, the Republican Party of Iowa is launching a new text messaging tool to connect Iowa Republicans to the State Party through their cell phones.One person...
View ArticleSteve King won’t enter race for Iowa governor
By James Q. LynchThe GazetteWestern Iowa Rep. Steve King won’t be a candidate for governor.Rep. Steve KingKing, a four-term conservative Republican in Iowa’s 5th District, announced this morning that...
View ArticleChetChase 2010 – The Week, The Poll
The race for governor, all cut up so you don’t choke.1. Congress, I can’t quit ya –U.S. Rep. Steve King isn’t going to run for governor, even though Iowa has gone to hell in a hand-basket, according to...
View ArticleSteve King passes up son’s nuptials to vote against health care bill
“It was not a hard decision for me to decide then that I had to be in Washington, if that was the time the vote was coming up. But it was still hard, if you know what I mean,” King said. …More from...
View ArticleIowa GOP calls for Dems to oppose terrorist transfer to Midwest
Iowa Republicans are calling on Democratic congressmen, 1st District Rep. Bruce Braley, in particular, to oppose housing Guantanamo terrorist detainees in northwest Illinois near the Iowa border.Rep....
View ArticleKing Uncovers Cookie Conspiracy
U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, went to a White House holiday function. And what was on the menu? Cookies and scandal.Both go great with milk, incidentally.From Fox News:Any fan of Cookie Monster on...
View ArticleIowa Dems: No coronation for Branstad
The Iowa Democratic Party says Terry Branstad isn’t inspiring confidence among prominent GOP elected officials in Iowa.Rep. Steve King declined an opportunity to endorse him on Iowa Press Tuesday,...
View ArticleIowa congressmen push Defense Department for National Guard back pay
By James Q. Lynch The Gazette Approximately 750 Iowa National Guard members still owed benefits for a tour of Iraq that ended in 2007 have been deployed again, according to Iowa congressmen who are...
View ArticleKing predicts GOP takeover of US House
By Ed TibbettsQuad City Times Republicans probably will retake control of the U.S. House of Representatives this year, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said in Davenport on Tuesday.Rep. Steve KingKing, who was...
View ArticleHuman Calculations on the Road to Reform
Driving back from a spring break trip on Sunday afternoon, I switched back and forth on my satellite radio between two distinct brands of March madness.On one channel was live coverage of the health...
View ArticleIowa House members back support for veterans, caregivers
Legislation including a provision backed by Rep. Bruce Braley to include Veterans Administration facilities in the National Health Service Corps was approved by the U.S. House Wednesday.The Caregivers...
View ArticleIowa congressman King says Obama favors blacks over whites
Rep. Steve KingDemocrats on Tuesday denounced an Iowa Republican congressman who says President Barack Obama favors blacks over whites, and a GOP candidate from Colorado canceled a fundraiser the Iowan...
View ArticleFindley: Iowans need ‘problem-solving’ attorney general
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowans need a “problem-solving lawyer on their side,” according to Brenna Findley, the Republican candidate for attorney general.Brenna FindleyFindley, a Dexter attorney, is pushing a...
View ArticleFifth District Debate Dodge
I honestly hadn’t planned to blog about this. But with so little actual spontaneity and unexpected drama left in our carefully planned and packaged politics, I think you really need to check out Bret...
View ArticleColumn – Debate Dance
We’re entering the latest season of “Dancing Around Debates with Iowa’s olitical Stars.”Feels like I’ve seen this one before.In western Iowa, U.S. Rep. Steve King is refusing to tango with his...
View ArticleCongressman King Stops In
U.S. Rep. Steve King stopped by The Gazette this afternoon. And yes, he knows we’re not in his district.These days, it’s good to be the King. He’s tooling around the state and the country, giving...
View ArticleVilsack, Latham put up impressive numbers in Iowa congressional races
CEDAR RAPIDS – In what already is being billed as one of the top incumbent-versus-incumbent congressional match-ups of the 2012 cycle, nine-term Republican Rep. Tom Latham has taken a wide lead in the...
View ArticleObama economic recovery proposals get split decision
Rockwell Collins President and CEO Clay Jones (left) speaks with Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley during a General Aviation Rally Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Brian Ray)CEDAR RAPIDS –...
View Article‘Obamacare’ top word uttered by Iowans in Congress
(AP Photo) There’s an interesting (now revamped) online site, Capitol Words, created by the Sunlight Foundation, which tracks the words and phrases uttered by representatives and senators in Congress...
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