ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa – Saying Iowa’s future depends on “the world knowing that we’re open for business,” Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats on Monday unveiled his economic development blueprint for the state. Citing the economic success of Israel detailed in the book, “The Start-Up Nation,” Vander Plaats said at the Lyon County Republican Dinner, […]
Last week, President Obama signed historic health care reform legislation into law — but his legislative success doesn’t seem to have helped his image with the American public. The latest CBS News Poll, conducted between March 29 and April 1, found Americans unhappier than ever with Mr. Obama’s handling of health care – and still […]
DES MOINES – Internationally known actor and martial arts champion Chuck Norris will appear at events in Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and Council Bluffs for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats during the final days of the primary election. Vander Plaats’ campaign announced today that Norris, who writes a nationally syndicated column and is […]
OTTUMWA, Iowa – It’s no coincidence that President Obama’s national health-care campaign tour begins in Iowa City, Republican congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks said today. “David Loebsack is vulnerable this fall and now he’s trying to run for political cover by having the President stump for him right here in his backyard,” Miller-Meeks said of the […]
OTTUMWA, Iowa – Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a Republican candidate for Congress in Iowa’s Second Congressional District, released the following statement today on Democrat Dave Loebsack’s vote in favor of a trillion-dollar health care bill that will kill jobs, cut Medicare, raise taxes, and hand a number of special deals to swing-state Democrats to buy their […]
DES MOINES – With congressional Democrats pushing closer to passage of a government-run health care system, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats said today that he would invoke the Constitution’s 10th Amendment to protect Iowans from new federal mandates. Speaking to young professionals at a campaign at Smokey Row coffeehouse in the Sherman Hill neighborhood, […]
OTTUMWA, Iowa – Rep. David Loebsack, a political science professor with years of graduate level studies about the American political system and government, “should have the guts to stand up to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and demand an up-or-down vote on legislation creating a government-run health-care system,” Republican congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks said today. “David […]
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. – Rada’s Men’s Wear, a family-run, local retail landmark since 1967, will hold a quitting business sale beginning this week, owner Rick Rada said today. “This business has been a family affair since day one. My mom is going on 85 and she still comes down here half a day each week,” […]
BURLINGTON, Iowa – Gov. Chet Culver’s call today for the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission to approve casino licenses for four more communities is fueled by “his desperation to win another term and his own compulsion to grow state government,” Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats said today. Speaking at a campaign stop in this […]
OTTUMWA, Iowa – In a news release Wednesday, Democrat Congressman Dave Loebsack “urged fiscal responsibility and honest budgeting” and “encouraged steps towards reigning in spending, reducing the deficit and addressing long term fiscal health.” Interestingly, Loebsack has been a rubber-stamp for much of the runaway spending in Congress he now denounces, voting for Nancy Pelosi’s […]
