Why is the Iowa Department of Public Defense Ignoring Iowa’s Open Records Law?

Darwin  is an unemployed veteran of the Iraq War.  He applied on…

Five Items of Interest: Palin’s Emails, Perry 2012?, The Undefeated, Weiner-gate, 18-Week Abortion Ban

Good morning, here’s some items of interest for me (and hopefully you)…

Iowa House Republicans Voting No on Personhood Need to Explain Themselves

I’m not ready to throw these Iowa House Republicans under the bus…

Articles of Impeachment Filed Against Four Iowa Supreme Court Justices In Iowa House

Articles of impeachment were filed for Iowa Supreme Court Justices: Brent Appel,…

An Apology to Make

When I started this blog back in 2006 (then it was hosted…

What Really Happened to HF 153?

Craig Robinson raises some great questions about the personhood bill that State…

Iowa House Passes Late-Term Abortion Ban

Late yesterday afternoon, the Iowa House passed House File 657 (formerly HF…

Late Term Abortion Ban (HF 5) Passes Out of Iowa House Subcommittee

HF 5, which would ban abortions after 20 weeks based on scientific…

Banning Late-Term Abortion in Iowa Should Be a Priority for All Prolifers

What is better?  To ban some abortions or ban none because just…

The Move to Impeach Iowa Supreme Court Justices and Role of Judicial Review

Iowa State Representatives-Elect Kim Pearson, Glen Massie, and Tom Shaw have recently…