Iowa House speaker ‘frustrated’ with Democrats’ contention
House Speaker Kraig Paulsen said he started the first week of the legislative session with a positive outlook. His mood was considerably darker by his news conference today, the end of the legislative...
View ArticleBranstad pokes at potential Braley candidacy for governor
Gov. Terry Branstad continued today to deflect questions about his plans to run for re-election in 2014, but he couldn’t resist a jab at Rep. Bruce Braley, one the Democrats reportedly considering a...
View ArticleBranstad holds firm on deciding education reform before school spending
Gov. Terry Branstad said today he’s willing to consider additional state aid for schools on top of what he has proposed for education reform. He’s still insisting, however, that legislators make...
View ArticleObama’s inaugural address doesn’t flinch from divisive issues
Nearly every moment of President Barack Obama’s inaugural ceremony was orchestrated to evoke emotions of national unity. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, called the ceremony to order with a speech...
View ArticleBraley says he plans to run for re-election but ‘things can change’
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View ArticleNew Medicare scam reported in Central Iowa
A new scam preying on those who expect to receive Medicare’s redesigned benefits summary has been reported in Central Iowa. Scammers have been calling seniors asking to visit them at home with new...
View ArticleHarkin retirement pops cork on bottled-up political ambitions
The announcement today of Sen. Tom Harkin’s retirement pops the dusty cork on a long-bottled-up opportunity in Iowa politics. The fizz of excitement and glut of names of potential candidates of both...
View ArticleLive tweets: Gov. Terry Branstad’s news conference, Jan. 28
I’m live-tweeting from Gov. Terry Branstad’s weekly news conference. You can follow below or at Twitter.com/kobradovich.
View ArticleWhy did we have that presidential election again?
Political scientists took turns today shooting down popular theories about what really made the difference in the 2012 presidential election. Was it Barack Obama’s summertime blitz of ads attacking...
View ArticleTom Vilsack for Senate? Register Iowa Poll shows widespread appeal
Bruce Braley was the man of the hour – for about 10 minutes. The Democratic congressman, who announced today that he’s planning to run for U.S. Senate, was widely considered his party’s early...
View ArticleIowa Democrats’ chairman, asked about a run for governor, attacks Branstad
The newly elected chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, Tyler Olson, didn’t bother today to play coy about a potential run for governor before launching an attack on Republican Terry Branstad. “Well,...
View ArticleState of the Union: No shout-out, but plenty of Iowa issues in Obama’s speech
President Barack Obama didn’t mention Iowa in tonight’s State of the Union message, but some of the issues he highlighted are tailor-made for the Hawkeye State. Obama did give a shout-out to Iowa in...
View ArticleTom Vilsack rules out ’14 Senate run but keeps option open for governor’s race
Democrat Tom Vilsack’s confirmation today that he will not seek the U.S. Senate seat doesn’t necessarily mean he won’t be on the ballot in 2014. Vilsack did not rule out a run for governor in a...
View ArticleTweets: Education reform on Iowa Press
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View ArticleBranstad has ‘no clue’ what cuts, layoffs may follow federal cuts
Gov. Terry Branstad said today he has “no clue” what spending cuts or layoffs the state would face if automatic federal budget cuts take effect after Friday’s deadline. Branstad said the state will...
View ArticleLatham pins Senate decision on ‘conscience,’ potentially at King’s expense
Rep. Tom Latham said today in an e-mail to supporters that he can’t “in good conscience” launch a two-year, statewide campaign for Senate just after pledging to serve Iowa’s Third District in Congress....
View ArticleLive tweets: Statehouse news conferences, March 7, 2013
I’m live-tweeting a trio of Statehouse news conferences this morning. Democratic legislative leaders will kick off their regular Thursday briefing at 10 a.m. (a half-hour earlier than usual). David...
View ArticleLive tweets: Board of regents appointees
The Iowa Senate Education Committee is questioning two of Gov. Terry Branstad’s appointees to the Iowa Board of Regents. I’m live-tweeting. You can follow below or at Twitter.com/kobradovich.
View ArticleRegents appointee grilled on gay rights
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View ArticleLive tweets: Legislative leaders’ news conferences, March 21
I’m live-tweeting from the weekly legislative leaders’ news conferences. Democratic leaders are first at 10:30 a.m., Republicans at 11 a.m. You can follow below or at Twitter.com/kobradovich.
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