Iowa Politics Iowa State Senator Pat Ward Dead at 55 Iowa State Senator Pat Ward lost her battle with breast cancer this morning. She was 55 and is survived by her husband John and two adult children. Shane Vander HartOctober 15, 20124 minute read
Ringgenberg focuses on economy, regulatory burdens in his effort to unseat Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal Des Moines, Iowa — Boosting Iowa’s economy is one of the key… Caffeinated ThoughtsMarch 15, 20122 minute read
My Top Ten Predictions for 2012 Looking back at my predictions for last year I actually did get… Shane Vander HartDecember 31, 20111 minute read
Mike Gronstal and Education Testing Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs) said something about education… Shane Vander HartJuly 10, 20111 minute read
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)… Shane Vander HartJune 11, 20113 minute read
Iowa House Omnibus Budget Public Hearing Tomorrow Democrats in the state House today requested a public hearing on the… Caffeinated ThoughtsJune 6, 20111 minute read
Mike Gronstal Plays Politics With Unborn Lives Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs) invites late-term abortionists to… Emmett McGroartyMay 21, 20112 minute read
The FAMiLY Leader’s Lack of Prolife Leadership I received an email yesterday from The FAMiLY Leader written by Chuck… Shane Vander HartMay 21, 20113 minute read
Kent Sorenson: Procedure Trumps Policy By State Senator Kent Sorenson Representative John Dingell, one of the most… Caffeinated ThoughtsMay 20, 20114 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
Mike Gronstal to Blame If Late Term Abortion Ban Dies in Iowa Senate Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs) has said he will… Shane Vander HartApril 28, 20112 minute read
Rand Paul Stresses Leadership as New Leadership is Introduced at Iowa GOP’s Night of the Rising Stars The makeup of the Night of the Rising Stars hosted by the… Shane Vander HartApril 4, 20115 minute read
