Tax Increment Financing Debate Iowa State Senator Brad Zaun (R-Urbandale) explains the debate surrounding Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) at the municipal level. Caffeinated ThoughtsJanuary 20, 20123 minute read
Branstad's Education Bill: The Devil's In The Details Governor Terry Branstad recently introduced a Education Reform Bill in the Iowa… Shane Vander HartJanuary 18, 20126 minute read
Paul McKinley Steps Down as Iowa Senate Minority Leader, Declines Reelection Bid CHARITON â Senate Republican Leader Paul McKinley (R-Chariton) announced today that he… Caffeinated ThoughtsNovember 2, 20111 minute read
Support School Tuition Organization Tax Credits in Iowa On May 3, the Iowa Senate passed the "standings" appropriations bill that… Eric GoransonMay 25, 20112 minute read
Iowa Senate Democrats Pass Bolkcom’s “Cover Mike Gronstal’s Backside” Bill The Iowa Senate Democrats passed SF 534 on a 26-23 vote. This… Shane Vander HartMay 17, 20112 minute read
Mike Gronstal Cares More About Planned Parenthood Than His Own Constituents The Iowa Senate Majority Leader Dictator Mike Gronstalling (D-Council Bluffs) will not… Shane Vander HartMay 10, 20112 minute read
Paul McKinley: Bi-Partisanship Needed to Break “The Great Stalemate” By State Senator Paul McKinley To use a baseball analogy, the 2011… Caffeinated ThoughtsMay 6, 20113 minute read
Mike Gronstal Wrong About Primary Reason Women Have Late-Term Abortions Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs) said in a statement… Shane Vander HartMay 3, 20111 minute read
Possible Action on Iowa Late-Term Abortion Ban in Iowa Senate After typical inaction by the Iowa Senate with Iowa Senate Majority Leader… Shane Vander HartMay 3, 20112 minute read
Branstad Must Rein In Iowa Dept. of Human Rights After Sabotaging McGee & Pro-Abortion Lobbying Iowa Governor Terry Branstadâs pick to head the Iowa Department of Human… Shane Vander HartApril 13, 20113 minute read
The Hubris of The Des Moines Register: Iowa House Republicans Should Bow to Mike Gronstal The editorial in Saturdayâs Des Moines Register, âPolitics over problem-solvingâ demonstrates a… Shane Vander HartMarch 19, 20114 minute read
Iowa House Leadership’s Stand on Zero Allowable Growth for Education Is Courageous, Not Cowardly Oh Jason Clayworth of The Des Moines Register had a âits for… Shane Vander HartMarch 16, 20112 minute read
Taxpayers Last By State Senator Kent Sorenson The âTaxpayers First Actâ (HF45) that passed… Caffeinated ThoughtsFebruary 26, 20113 minute read
Iowa Legislature Watch: Education, Prolife, and Marriage Bills Going Through the Statehouse (Update) Here are some bills that I have been watching (or at least… Shane Vander HartJanuary 29, 20114 minute read
Action Alert: Critical Vote on Marriage Tomorrow in the Iowa Senate By Danny Carroll Newly elected State Senator Kent Sorenson will mount a… Caffeinated ThoughtsJanuary 26, 20111 minute read
American Principles in Action Applauds the Iowa House Passage of Taxpayers First Act (Des Moines) â American Principles in Action applauds Iowa House Republicans for… Caffeinated ThoughtsJanuary 20, 20111 minute read