Iowa Taxpayers’ Watchdog Reviews FY 2011 Budget On Friday Iowa State Auditor David Vaudt released his review of the… Shane Vander HartApril 20, 20102 minute read
A Tax Week Tax Increase By Senator Paul McKinley, Iowa Senate Republican Leader Of all the weeks… Caffeinated ThoughtsApril 16, 20103 minute read
Gay Marriage in Iowa & The Civil Rights Argument Monday was the one year anniversary of the Iowa Supreme Courtâs decision… Shane Vander HartApril 7, 20102 minute read
Session of Missed Opportunities, Promising Future Still Remains By Paul McKinley, Iowa Senate Republican Leader After 79 days, the 2010… Caffeinated ThoughtsApril 3, 20104 minute read
Culverâs Making Up Polling to Defend Flip-Flop on Marriage Governor Chet Culver yesterday when listing the General Assembly sessionâs âtriumphs and… Shane Vander HartApril 1, 20103 minute read
Iowaâs Choice: Jobs or DĂ©jĂ Vu By Paul McKinley â Iowa Senate Republican Leader Itâs dĂ©jĂ vu all… Caffeinated ThoughtsMarch 26, 20104 minute read
President Obamaâs Temporary Victory Lap in Iowa City Watching the video of his speech after the fact, and in his… Shane Vander HartMarch 25, 20104 minute read
Gibbons: Iowa Should Join in Suit Against Health Care Bill Jim Gibbons, Republican candidate for Congress in Iowaâs Third Congressional District, announced… Caffeinated ThoughtsMarch 23, 20102 minute read
A Rough Week for Your Pocketbook By Paul McKinley â Iowa Senate Republican Leader Perhaps as early as… Caffeinated ThoughtsMarch 19, 20103 minute read
Vander Plaats: Iâll Invoke the 10th Amendment Iowa Republican Gubernatorial Candidate, Bob Vander Plaats, said today in my favorite… Shane Vander HartMarch 18, 20105 minute read
Stripgate Follow-up: Iowa House Closes Loophole, 97-0 Common sense did prevail yesterday in the Iowa House who, following the… Shane Vander HartMarch 17, 20101 minute read
Culver Fiscal Mismanagement Caused Iowa’s Education Budget Woes Today, Iowa Governor Chet Culver said that he wonât sign a budget… Shane Vander HartMarch 15, 20102 minute read
Can You Afford Culver’s Property Tax Increase? By Paul McKinley â Iowa Senate Republican Leader When Governor Culver made… Caffeinated ThoughtsMarch 12, 20104 minute read
Narcisse to Primary Culver Jonathan Narcisse, former Des Moines School board member and publisher of The… Shane Vander HartFebruary 28, 20102 minute read
Debunking the âRoberts Isnât a Leaderâ Meme The one candidate that has largely been without critics in Iowaâs Gubernatorial… Shane Vander HartFebruary 27, 20107 minute read
Giving Culver Props for Visiting Iraq Graham Gillette, a contributor on The Des Moines Registerâs Across the Spectrum… Shane Vander HartFebruary 26, 20102 minute read