Iowa House Passes Late-Term Abortion Ban Late yesterday afternoon, the Iowa House passed House File 657 (formerly HF… Shane Vander HartApril 1, 20115 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 Collective Bargaining Bill–HSB 117 Passes Out of Labor Committee House Study Bill 117, sponsored by State Representative Lance Horbach (R-Tama), passed… Shane Vander HartFebruary 25, 20111 minute read
The Economics of Stalling By State Senator Kent Sorenson Year after year, Iowa ranks as one… Caffeinated ThoughtsFebruary 12, 20112 minute read
Tom Hancock and Jack Kibbe Sacrifice Support of Iowa Marriage Amendment at the Altar of Mike Gronstal Jennifer Jacobs of The Des Moines Register wrote yesterday about the status… Shane Vander HartFebruary 2, 20111 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
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… Shane Vander HartJanuary 20, 20115 minute read
Optimism Reigns at 2011 Iowa Republican Legislative Breakfast The mood of the crowd attending the 2011 Iowa Republican Legislative Breakfast… Shane Vander HartJanuary 10, 20112 minute read
Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal Targeted in 2012 On December 16th, executive committee members of the Pottawattamie County Republican Central… Caffeinated ThoughtsDecember 22, 20101 minute read
An Open Letter to Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal By Dale Mastarone Senator Gronstal, I watched and listened to you in… Caffeinated ThoughtsNovember 13, 20103 minute read
The People of Iowa Have Spoken IFPC Action’s Response to the Judicial Retention Vote Pleasant Hill, IA â The people of the State of Iowa were… Caffeinated ThoughtsNovember 4, 20102 minute read
Is the Iowa GOP Establishment in Kim Pearson and Dave Funk’s Corner? I think itâs a fair question to ask, and not just Kim… Shane Vander HartAugust 31, 20104 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
The Des Moines Register Asks The Wrong Question Again Todayâs installment from the latest Iowa Poll that The Des Moines Register… Shane Vander HartFebruary 8, 20102 minute read