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A recount for Iowa House District 37, an area that encompasses primarily northeastern Cedar Rapids, is set to begin Monday morning. When certified by the Linn County Board of Supervisors Nov. 12, Republican challenger Renee Schulte had a 14 votes edge over Democratic incumbent Art Staed. When requesting the recount on Nov. 14, Staed indicated his [...]...
Iowa Independent - 8:28 p.m.
It seems that the medal for first robocall in Iowa following the 2008 general election goes to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Huckabee’s recorded voice is used on the call, which is a phone survey that, based on the questions asked, seeks to identify politically active opponents of abortion and to request contributions. Call recipients are asked [...]...
Iowa Independent - 8:28 p.m.
The number of Iowa students for whom English is a second language has more than doubled in the last decade, according to a new report by the Iowa Department of Education. The report, titled “The Annual Condition of Education Report for 2008,” shows that in the 2007-2008 school year there were more than 20,000 students for [...]...
Iowa Independent - 8:28 p.m.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa unsealed new charges against Agriprocessors and five members of the meatpacking company's management team today....
Iowa Independent - 8:28 p.m.
The four Iowans arrested while attempting to perform a citizen’s arrest of Karl Rove during a visit to Des Moines in July were found guilty of trespassing today in Iowa District Court in Polk County. Methodist minister Chet Guinn, 80, as well as three Des Moines Catholic Workers, Edward Bloomer, 61, Kirk Brown, 25, and Mona [...]...
Iowa Independent - 8:28 p.m.
Civic Skinny, the political gossip column published every week in Des Moines’ alternative newsweekly (Cityview), says sources inside the Iowa Democratic Party expect Lt. Gov. Patty Judge to become the party’s next chair. The idea, Skinny says, is that the move would bolster Gov. Chet Culver’s standing leading up to his re-election bid in 2010. Here’s the [...]...
Iowa Independent - 11:01 a.m. - 7 clicks 
In a phone interview with the Iowa Independent conducted before the announcement of her new job, Jackie Norris talked about what it was like to be a part of the historic campaign that elected America’s first black president, what lessons can be learned from the organization and what the future may hold for the political couple who got engaged at the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angel...
Iowa Independent - 11:01 a.m. - 6 clicks
If you want to go to the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama and you live in Iowa’s Fourth or Fifth Congressional District, you may be in luck. Republican Congressmen Tom Latham and Steve King are asking constituents who are interested in attending to contact their office by Nov. 28. Each has only a limited number of [...]...
Iowa Independent - 9:29 a.m. - 9 clicks
The former Arkansas governor who shocked the nation and shook up the race for president when he won January’s Iowa Caucuses was back in Iowa Thursday promoting his newest book....
Iowa Independent - 9:29 a.m. - 3 clicks
Yesterday, the Washington Times took a look at the growing strength of social conservatives in the Iowa Republican Party and how that might affect the future of the Iowa Caucuses.Possible Republican... ...
Century of the Common Iowan - Thu 8:50 a.m. - 14 clicks
The Democratic Steering Committee in the US Senate will be voting on a secret ballot tomorrow on what to do with Joe Lieberman. Lieberman strongly backed John McCain for President, spoke at the... ...
Century of the Common Iowan - Tue 5:11 a.m. - 7 clicks
Johnson and Linn Counties are the two largest counties in the 2nd Congressional District, so it can be said as they go, so goes the district. In the general election, 113,721 Linn County voters (a 77.74% turnout) and 73,231 Johnson County voters (79.41% turnout)made it to the polls. As the suburban parts of Johnson County continue to grow at a faster rate than Iowa City, it can be expected that th...
Popular Progressive - Sat 7:12 a.m. - 17 clicks
Iowa House Democrats named their leaders for the upcoming legislative session yesterday. One of the Representitives named as an Assistant Majority Leader was Elesha Gayman (D-Democrat). Elesha, the... ...
Century of the Common Iowan - Nov 13 - 13 clicks
Former Iowa 2nd district Congressman Jim Leach and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright are scheduled to attend meetings at the G20 economic summit that President Bush is hosting in Washington, D.C. While President-elect Obama will not be in attendence, Leach and albright are expected to brief him and Vice-President-Elect Joe Biden on the conference at his request. According to Bloomberg...
Popular Progressive - Nov 12 - 8 clicks
So it looks like Jim Nussle is really going to run to be the next chair of the RNC. From the Politicao (via Marc Ambinder)... This White House's formal link to the GOP's post-Bush era? Jim Nussle,... ...
Century of the Common Iowan - Nov 11 - 10 clicks
Not a whole lot has been said about the machine behind Barack Obama and the unprecedented amount of cooperation and planning that has gone on behind the scenes to prepare our soon to be 44th President to take over the reins at the White House. Without the work of former Bill Clinton Chief of Staff, John Podesta to work with the Bush team to set the stage for the Obama administration, it is likely ...
Popular Progressive - Nov 11 - 5 clicks
I wrote last week about how absentee ballots gave Elesha Gayman (D-Davenport) victory in her race in House District 84. Absentee ballots played a key role in many races in Scott Co. It also... ...
Century of the Common Iowan - Nov 10 - 6 clicks
Jeff Danielson has pulled ahead in Senate District 10 after the latest count of provisional ballots... Jeff Danielson of Waterloo, the Democratic incumbent in the Senate 10 race, overtook Walt Rogers... ...
Century of the Common Iowan - Nov 8 - 9 clicks
At 11:00 last night the numbers didn't look good for incumbent Elesha Gayman D-Davenport in House District 84. She was losing to Republican Ross Paustin 53.6% to 46.4% and all the precincts were... ...
Century of the Common Iowan - Nov 5 - 10 clicks
In the Iowa Senate, Democrats held a 30-20 seat lead. During the election they picked up 3 seats formerly held by Republicans. Steve Sodders (SD-22) and Swati Dandekar (SD 18) picked up seats held... ...
Century of the Common Iowan - Nov 5 - 9 clicks
Update #2Democrats lost the race in HD 36. Nick Wagner defeated Gretchen Lawyer and will replace Swati Dandekar, who was elected to the State Senate. Update #1I failed to notice that Kerry... ...
Century of the Common Iowan - Nov 5 - 7 clicks
As widely expected, all the Iowa Congressional seats remain in the hands of incumbents as Democrats Bruce Braley, Dave Loebsack, and Leonard Bowell, and Republicans Tom Latham, and Steve King handily won their district races. Also, Democrat Senator Tom Harkin dispensed unheralded Republican challenger Christopher Reed. Iowa continues to be one of only two states that has never sent a qualified wo...
Popular Progressive - Nov 5 - 6 clicks
Thanks largely to 70% of early voters who voted "yes" for the Johnson County land conservation bond issue, the issue withstood 61% of Johnson County residents outside of Iowa City who voted against the $20 million bond over 20 years on election day. The issue passed by slightly under 61% of the vote. The issue was a grassroots campaign managed by Janelle Rettig, her partner, Robin Butler, and a ...
Popular Progressive - Nov 5 - 7 clicks
With slightly more than 21% of the registered voters in Johnson County weighing in, the 2008 election is 3% behind 2004's turnout. However, it continues to trend ahead of the 2004 election in total voting with early voting statistics thrown in, as early voting was up 6% over 2004. The outlying county voters continue to turnout in higher proportions than their Coralville and Iowa City neighbors. E...
Popular Progressive - Nov 4 - 10 clicks
