Monthly Archives: April 2009

For Gay Couple, Fulfilling Lifelong Dream Of Marriage Not Worth Moving To Iowa

State lawmakers who stumbled, bleary-eyed, out of the Statehouse early Sunday morning once again left open government legislation on the scrap heap.Surprise, surprise. It’s been two years since a panel of experts appointed by lawmakers made a series of thoughtful … Continue reading →

Over at The Iowa Republican, news for Republicans by Republicans, blogicon Krusty Konservative discusses a meeting of GOP“establishment” types in Des Moines today called by Doug Gross. Gross, a former candidate for governor and longtime Republican player, is  sharing some polling … Continue reading →

So, how about that outbreak/epidemic/imminent pandemic? Well, it’s become an Iowa story now, and about people, not just pigs. Gov. Chet Culver and our state’s top health experts gathered before cameras yesterday to trouble us while urging us not to … Continue reading →

Here’s what our governor has to say this hour about H1N1: TWO PROBABLE CASES OF H1N1 INFLUENZA REPORTED IN IOWA DES MOINES – Governor Chet Culver and the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported two probable cases of H1N1 … Continue reading →

Gov. Chet Culver has pulled the old switcheroo. Today, he’s appointed Shearon Elderkin to the Iowa Power Fund Board and Carrie La Seur to the Environmental Protection Commission. or EPC.  Just days ago, Senate Republicans scuttled Elderkin’s nomination to the EPC and … Continue reading →

The former Republican congressman, White House budget director and the candidate who couldn’t stop the Big Lug juggernaut is now a high-powered Virginia-based consultant, says The Register. Radio Iowa also has coverage of “The Nussle Group,”  which is, according to its innaugural press release, … Continue reading →

The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier reports a possible Iowa swine flu case: A suspected case of swine influenza in Iowa has appeared in Black Hawk County. An adult showed up in a local hospital late Tuesday with flu symptoms and … Continue reading →

Would Swine Flu, by any other name, be less damaging to the nation’s agricultural economy? US Secretary of Agriculture TomVilsack thinks so, according to Radio Iowa. Pork prices are falling. Russia and China have slapped import restrictions on some US … Continue reading →

Yeah,  I know it’s been at least three full sleep cycles since the Iowa Legislature adjourned early Sunday morning, ending an around-the-clock vigil commemorating the death of good, open daytime government. Zombies, not Democrats, actually controlled the Legislature in the final … Continue reading →