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In Dishonest Campaign Pitch, Pate Says His Voter ID Law Made “George Soros Howl”
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is running for re-election in 2018 and he's making his successful push earlier this year to pass voter...
Ames Pediatrician John Paschen Fourth Dem to Enter Primary to Face Steve King
John Paschen, an Ames pediatrician who's well known locally, on Monday announced that he plans to enter the increasingly crowded Democratic primary to challenge...
Climate Super-PAC Calls USDA Nominee Clovis a “Bush-League Rush Limbaugh Clone”
In an email Monday, Climate Hawks Vote, a super-PAC based in Agoura Hills, California, drew attention to a letter Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, sent...
Iowa Environmental Protection Commission Rejects Stronger CAFO Rules
At its monthly meeting today, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources' Environmental Protection Commission unanimously rejected a petition filed by the progressive advocacy groups...
Album Review: Contakta EP
Contakta is a new Iowa group based in Des Moines, a project based on the singing and songs of Diana Weishaar, the featured singer...
Gloom Balloon: Drying the Eyes of the Goddess of Gloom Underneath the Stars and...
One of the things that Patrick Tape Fleming does perhaps better than anyone is to write confessional songs that are heartfelt, but not whiny,...
Spencer Council Member Leann Jacobsen Joins Race Against Steve King
Leann Jacobsen, Spencer's sole woman council member and a business owner who had been considering entering the Democratic primary in Iowa's 4th Congressional District...
Former Baseball Standout J.D. Scholten to Challenge Steve King in CD4
J.D. Scholten, a paralegal and former baseball standout who recently returned to his home of Sioux City, has announced that he will challenge Congressman...
Iowa State Econ Department Working to Finalize Koch Deal for Market Research Program
Iowa State University’s economics department is working to finalize a multimillion-dollar funding agreement with the Charles Koch Foundation and another donor to expand a...
Russia-Tainted Ignoramus Sam Clovis Faces Opposition over USDA Science Post
Last week, President Trump made official months-long expectations that Sam Clovis, a former talk radio host and Morningside College business professor with no previous...
