DES MOINES – Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats issued the following statement concerning new revelations that a federal audit has found $2.5 million in questionable spending during Gov. Chet Culver’s tenure as Iowa Secretary of State as well as the opening of a criminal investigation into the growing scandal surrounding Iowa Film Office tax […]
KOHLER, Wisconsin – Art Imig’s, the premier men’s clothier in the Sheboygan area, today announced a once-in-a-century retail event to mark its 100-year anniversary. “It’s quite rare, especially these days, for a company to celebrate 100 years in business,” said company president Art Imig. “When a retailer reaches that milestone it’s the result of a […]
WAUKEE – In response to his challenger’s refusal to attend the Waukee Chamber of Commerce-sponsored forum, Mayor Bill Peard today offer Isaiah McGee another opportunity to appear jointly before voters to discuss the city’s future direction. Peard noted that he agreed to appear at the chamber’s event, set for Wednesday, Oct. 7, and continues to […]
Howard Fineman has an extraordinarily perceptive analysis of President Obama’s heretofore triumph of style over substance — and pitfalls ahead, including the growing possibility of a one-term presidency. As Fineman writes in the Oct. 5 issue of Newsweek, “If ubiquity were the measure of a presidency, Barack Obama would already be grinning at us from […]
DES MOINES – Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats has opened a lead on Gov. Chet Culver in a head-to-head match up of likely general election voters, according to a poll released today by the respected Rasmussen Reports. “This poll reflects Iowans’ strong belief that Chet Culver is simply in over his head and has […]
WAUKEE – Dan Dutcher, a long-time Waukee resident with an extensive business background that includes managing the construction of the 801 Grand Building in Des Moines, said today he will seek a seat on the City Council in the Nov. 3 municipal election. “Waukee has a lot of great things going for it. I believe […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Senate Majority Leader Michael Gronstal’s statement Wednesday that lawmakers will take action to shore up the ailing finances of the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System underscores anew Gov. Chet Culver’s failure to understand the gravity of challenges facing the state and his inability to provide effective leadership, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob […]
MANCHESTER, Iowa – Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats said today that he will establish a fund during his first term in office to repay the massive long-term debt created by Gov. Chet Culver’s I-Jobs program. In remarks prepared for the Delaware County GOP Dinner, Vander Plaats noted that Culver and legislative Democrats approved a […]
DES MOINES – Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats scored a huge victory in a straw poll conducted at the Iowa Family Policy Center’s gubernatorial forum Saturday night, receiving 197 votes to easily outdistance a field in which former Gov. Terry Branstad received three votes. Vander Plaats won by a more than 4-to-1 margin over […]
COUNCIL BLUFFS – Sioux City businessman Bob Vander Plaats, who formally announced his candidacy for the 2010 Republican gubernatorial nomination on Monday, toured Taylor Plastics in Pottawattamie County on Tuesday as part of a statewide tour of small- and medium-sized companies to learn more about how state government can help them grow and thrive. Mike […]
