December 20, 2015 GOP memo: Republicans lead Dems in early votes cast in Iowa, in shift from past years The memo stated that as of Wednesday, the cumulative number of registered Republican early and absentee voting returns surpassed those of the Democrats by 305 ballots.
December 20, 2015 Republican puts Dems on defense in sleeper Iowa race Things used to be looking good for the Democratic Party in Iowa. But two weeks out from the midterms, the picture is far less rosy.
December 20, 2015 Braley, Ernst duel over abortion in last Iowa Senate debate Republican candidate Joni Ernst defended her opposition to abortion rights during Thursday's final debate between her and Iowa Democrat Bruce Braley in their neck-and-neck race for a U.S. Senate seat, but she said for the first time that she might support a legal exception to save the life of the mother.
December 20, 2015 Romney campaigns for Ernst in Iowa Former Gov. Mitt Romney joined Republican Joni Ernst to help rally her supporters on Sunday night, encouraging them to help get Ernst over the edge in the Iowa Senate race, which remains in a virtual dead heat.
December 20, 2015 IRS decides Iowan is not authorized to speak on his own behalf Jason Dinesen was just writing to the IRS to clarify a clerical matter. As an accountant, Dinesen knows only too well the IRS can turn simple matters into surprisingly complex ones.
December 20, 2015 Republican Joni Ernst pulls ahead of Dem in Iowa Senate poll Republican Joni Ernst has pulled ahead of Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley in the Iowa Senate race, according to a new poll that points to a heated battle for votes in the final stretch.
December 20, 2015 Dem congressman skipped VA hearing, attended fundraiser on same day Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, skipped a key Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Committee hearing in 2012 on the same day he had a fundraiser, again raising questions about his commitment to veterans’ issues, Republicans say.
December 20, 2015 Iowa pol admits taking secret payments to switch '12 support from Bachmann to Paul A former Iowa state senator who was a key official in Rep. Michele Bachmann's 2012 presidential campaign pleaded guilty Wednesday to illicitly concealing payments he received to switch his support from Bachmann to then-Texas Rep. Ron Paul.
December 20, 2015 Iowa agency issues extra unemployment checks; tries to keep it quiet Iowa Workforce Development may have trouble managing money, but at least its management understands the importance of politeness.
December 20, 2015 Dem politician: Grant illegal immigrants path to citizenship or they'll become terrorists Democratic State Representative and candidate for U.S. representative Pat Murphy said Tuesday that if the underage migrants who have come to the U.S. from Central America aren’t given a “pathway for citizenship” they could become terrorists.
