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Iowa Politics

Hecht to Resign from Iowa Supreme Court

Iowa Supreme Court Justice Daryl Hecht announced his resignation to battle cancer giving Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds a second appointment to the Court.

Shane Vander Hart
November 17, 2018
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Iowa Politics

Watch and Recap: Kim Reynolds and Fred Hubbell Meet for 2nd Debate

Watch and read Shane Vander Hart’s recap of the second Iowa Gubernatorial Debate between Governor Kim Reynolds and her Democratic challenger Fred Hubbell.

Shane Vander Hart
October 17, 2018
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Politics

Blum Introduces Bipartisan Clean Slate Act

U.S. Reps. Rod Blum (R-IA) and Lisa Blunt Rochester introduced the Clean Slate Act, bipartisan legislation that provides a second chance to reformed non-violent drug offenders.

Caffeinated Thoughts
August 31, 2018
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Current Events

Soporifics and Soullessness

Dr. Marilyn Singleton: Regardless of the news let’s take heart. When left to our own devices and stripped of artificial political labels, we humans rise.

Dr. Marilyn Singleton
October 9, 2017
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Wisconsin News & Politics

Will Campaign Year Mute Ambitions Agenda in Wisconsin’s Legislature?

(Watchdog.org) Madison, WI – If history is any guide, 2014 promises to…

M.D. Kittle
December 19, 2013
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Mark Jacobs Runs the First TV Ad in Iowa’s U.S. Senate Race

Republican businessman Mark Jacobs launched his first TV ad for his newly official campaign for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat.

Shane Vander Hart
December 18, 2013
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Education

Michigan House Votes to Defund Common Core State Standards

The Michigan House passed an education budget bill with an amendment that stops state funding for the implementation of the Common Core and its assessments.