If there were any question that the Steve King versus Christie Vilsack race will be a battle royale, King's new fundraising numbers show he's preparing for a fight.
“I think next year is the year to do it,” Branstad said today. Iowa has not raised its gasoline taxes since 1989, and highway advocates say the wear and tear on infrastructure is showing.Obradovich: Branstad: Drivers should pay more next yearMap: Gas prices around the state
Gov. Terry Branstad and a group of Iowans will return to China at the end of this month and take part in a reunion banquet with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, he said this morning.
A contentious battle to win the Republican nomination for a Senate seat in Clive continues with the challenger of incumbent Pat Ward insisting his radio ad targeting her abortion stand is correct.
The Obama re-election campaign is continuing to stress women’s issues, a week before the president’s return trip to Iowa.
Air Force One will touch down in Iowa again next week when President Barack Obama makes stops in Newton and Des Moines. On Thursday, Obama will talk about the economy in Newton, located in the county with the third- highest unemployment in the state.
Gov. Terry Branstad is again facing heat this week for how he counts job creation efforts.
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted on Thursday to approve legislation that would block the proposed retirement of all 21 aircraft assigned to the Iowa National Guard’s 132nd Fighter Wing in Des Moines.
Air Force One will touch down in Iowa again next week when President Barack Obama makes stops in Newton and Des Moines, a White House staffer said today.24 photos: Obama in Iowa City32 photos: The president in Des Moines
(note: was going to say ‘in Iowa’ in headline but the groups aren’t spending millions just in Iowa. JM
Gov. Terry Branstad told the Los Angeles Times today that California businesses like Iowa’s drama-free finances and are looking to escape the Golden State’s budget woes.
Iowa women are better off with President Barack Obama in the White House, Jill Biden said during a conference call with Iowans tonight.
Money is pouring into Iowa from Republican super PACs – and that means advertisements on Iowans’ TV screens that punch President Barack Obama.
Jeff Mullen, the Waukee church pastor and Republican state Senate candidate, just picked up a big endorsement in his challenge to incumbent Sen. Pat Ward.
Rep. Brian Quirk, D-New Hampton, said Wednesday he had cancelled his membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council, also known as ALEC.
Don Tripp was among the youngest of Des Moines’ department directors when he took the helm of the city’s Park and Recreation Department in 1991 at age 34.
Warning of a "prairie fire of debt," Mitt Romney chose swing state Iowa on Tuesday to accuse President Barack Obama of failing to tame federal deficits. "I will lead us out of this debt and spending inferno," the presumptive Republican nominee said during
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday began rolling the wheel back into his wheelhouse — economic issues — after a primary season driven largely by scorching social issues.
Two Iowa House incumbents seeking the same seat in next month’s primary fielded many questions but drew few contrasts in a candidate forum this evening. Reps. Annette Sweeney and Pat Grassley, both Republicans with long records in the Legislature, face one another in the June 5 primary.
A battle to win the Republican nomination for a Senate seat in Clive heated up this week with dueling radio ads.
King’s recent election year rhetoric in support of ethanol falls flat when stacked against his consistent votes against the industry, his challenger claims.
A prairie fire of debt is sweeping across Iowa and our nation, and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will tell Iowans today he can douse the flames.Unions, progressive groups assail Romney's business record ahead of Des Moines visit
Mitt Romney is scheduled to be in Iowa today for the first time since the GOP caucuses to talk about the federal deficit. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama intends to run a lengthy TV ad here cracking him on the head for killing jobs.
Gov. Terry Branstad's goal of creating 200,000 jobs has turned into a bit of a political ruse, economists and critics contended Monday. At issue is how to count. Branstad is using so-called gross numbers that do not factor job losses.
Ron Paul said today he'll stop spending money on GOP presidential primaries, but will still try to obtain delegates for the national convention in Tampa.119 photos: Ron Paul in Iowa
Gov. Terry Branstad today said his administration is “way ahead of schedule” in meeting its five-year 200,000 job creation goal.
A new Republican super PAC today kicked into gear in Iowa today to whip up support younger Iowa voters.
A voter drive brought in 20 newly registered Latinos on Saturday, part of a yearlong effort to increase the numbers and influence of Latino voters. One of the new voters is Roger Garza.
A glass ceiling has hung over Iowa far too long, Jill Biden told a mostly female crowd of 320 at a private fundraiser Saturday afternoon in Des Moines.
