Iowa Politics Post-Vacation Iowa Political Round-up I was away on vacation last week, and there were a few… Shane Vander HartJuly 28, 20144 minute read
Iowa Politics Dr. Ben Carson to Headline Polk GOP Summer Sizzle & Straw Poll DES MOINES, IA – The Republican Party of Polk County will host… Caffeinated ThoughtsJuly 24, 20142 minute read
Federal Officials Won’t Answer Questions About Immigrant Children In Iowa (Watchdog.org) DES MOINES, Iowa — An irked Gov. Terry Branstad and U.S.… Paul BrennanJuly 24, 20142 minute read
Iowa Politics Bruce Braley Skipped VA’s FY2013 Budget Hearing Congressman Skipped 78 Percent Of His VA Hearings DES MOINES – While… Caffeinated ThoughtsJuly 22, 20142 minute read
Iowa Politics Senator Rand Paul Headlines Fundraiser for Dr. Miller-Meeks OTTUMWA, IOWA – Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is excited to announce that fellow ophthalmolgist… Caffeinated ThoughtsJuly 22, 20141 minute read
Iowa Politics Iowa GOP Announces Experienced Communications Team DES MOINES—The Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) has hired a team of… Caffeinated ThoughtsJuly 21, 20142 minute read
Iowa Politics Harry Foster Wins GOP Special Nomination Convention in Iowa SD 33 Linn County Republicans held a special nominating convention for Senate District 33,… Shane Vander HartJuly 19, 20141 minute read
Election Central Iowa Politics Joni Ernst on Service: “We Have to Do It” (Des Moines, IA) Yesterday, Mother, Soldier, Independent Leader and Iowa’s Republican nominee… Caffeinated ThoughtsJuly 19, 20141 minute read
Iowa Politics Branstad-Reynolds Release 5th Ad in Iowa Gubernatorial Race (Urbandale, IA) The Branstad-Reynolds campaign today released its fifth TV ad for… Caffeinated ThoughtsJuly 16, 20141 minute read
Election Central Iowa Politics Rod Blum Leads Pat Murphy in Iowa 1st Congressional District Money Race (Dubuque, IA) Today, Rod Blum, Republican nominee for Congress in Iowa’s 1st… Caffeinated ThoughtsJuly 16, 20142 minute read
Election Central Iowa Politics Joni Ernst Outraises Bruce Braley in the 2nd Quarter (Des Moines, IA) The momentum behind electing Iowa’s first female U.S. Senator… Caffeinated ThoughtsJuly 16, 20142 minute read
Election Central Iowa Politics Bruce Braley: Religious Liberty is an “Affront to Democracy” Congressman Bruce Braley’s campaign posted the picture below to his Facebook page… Shane Vander HartJuly 16, 20142 minute read
Education Iowa Politics No Action Taken on Branstad’s Common Core Order The Iowa Department of Education still has not taken action on Governor Terry Branstad’s Common Core executive order issued nine months ago. Shane Vander HartJuly 16, 20144 minute read
Election Central Iowa Politics Young Raises $10K Per Day Since Iowa 3rd CD Nominating Convention (Des Moines, IA) The Young for Iowa campaign today announced it has… Caffeinated ThoughtsJuly 15, 20141 minute read
Iowa Politics Iowa Governor Terry Branstad Reports $4 Million in Campaign War Chest (URBANDALE, Iowa) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today… Caffeinated ThoughtsJuly 15, 20142 minute read
Iowa Politics 2014 Iowa Political Survey Results Ernst leads Braley and Hieb edges out Branstad in a recent Caffeinated Thoughts reader survey of likely Iowa voters on different races and issues of concern in the state. Shane Vander HartJuly 14, 20147 minute read
