Des Moines, IA – Congressman Leonard Boswell today released the following statement on the latest in a series of reports ranking bridge infrastructure in the Des Moines metro among the most deficient in the country: “This latest national report further underscores the critical need for passing legislation to address our state’s infrastructure problems. We don’t […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad today said the National Popular Vote Initiative is a deeply flawed movement that would eliminate Iowa’s influence on national elections by stripping its electoral votes in favor of a national popular vote. “The National Popular Vote plan will do nothing but shift candidates’ focus from battleground states, like Iowa, […]
Des Moines – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn tonight made the following statement after the Party’s State Central Committee approved a motion to hold Iowa’s First in the Nation Precinct Caucuses on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. (Iowa time). “On behalf of over 600,000 Iowa Republicans, I’m excited to announce the […]
Grinnell, Iowa- Congresswoman Michele Bachmann visited Carroll’s Pumpkin Farm in Grinnell Tuesday evening for a Family Leader fundraiser. The initial plans for the event were changed due to an unexpected visit from a group of college students. The group of around 40 students, some of whom were carrying homemade signs, began to chant and filled […]
The Navy will commission the newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, Spruance, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, during a 6:30 p.m. EDT ceremony at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. Designated DDG 111, the new destroyer honors legendary Adm. Raymond Spruance, whose calm and decisive leadership at the Battle of Midway contributed to a pivotal American […]
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of nine servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. William J. Sarsfield of Philadelphia; 2nd Lt. Charles E. Trimingham of […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – The president has been shot. He’s been rushed to the hospital. Some of us think of JFK and where we were at that moment in time, some like me think more of Reagan. We remember what things smelled like, exactly what was around us, where we were, and what we did […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating dust in rural America while maintaining the protections of the Clean Air Act to the public’s health and welfare. Grassley introduced the bill with Senator Mike Johanns of Nebraska. Grassley first began asking questions about the EPA’s proposed […]
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Air Force Major Thomas E. Reitmann of Red Wing, Minn., will be buried on Sept. 8 in Arlington […]
Ames, Iowa- Minnesota Congresswoman came into the straw poll hoping for a win and, she left the Straw Poll with a win. Bachmann edged out Texas Congressman Ron Paul receiving 4,823 votes for a total of 28.6% of the vote. Paul received 4,671 votes for a total of 27.7% of the vote. Tim Pawlenty finished […]
