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Choose carefully, Pawlenty tells fellow Republicans
Republican presidential candidate former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks Monday, July 25, 2011, to supporters at the Thunder Bay Grill restaurant in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Michael J. Crumb)Iowa...
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Branstad supports ‘do-over’ on Cy-Hawk trophy
The new Cy-Hawk trophy was on display Friday at the Iowa State Fair. (Andrea Melendez/ The Register)Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday he supports a “do-over” by the Iowa Corngrowers Association,...
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No conflict of interest with post office ownership, Branstad says
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Gov. Terry Branstad says his ownership of about a dozen buildings that house rural post offices in Iowa poses no conflict of interest with his...
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Branstad can hire outside counsel to defend him in item-veto lawsuit
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)DES MOINES – At Gov. Terry Branstad’s request, the Iowa Executive Council voted 3-1 Tuesday to hire outside legal counsel at up to $275 an hour...
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Christie reaffirms he won’t seek GOP nomination
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announces that he will not run for president in 2012, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on...
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Branstad compares Chinese vice president’s trip to visits by pope, Krushchev
Iowa governor Terry Branstad and Chinese vice president Xi Jinping.Gov. Terry Branstad Monday compared this month’s trip of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping to Pope John Paul II’s 1979 visit to the...
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Six Terms?
A wafer-thin mint from the end of Rod Boshart’s rundown of Gov. Terry Branstad’s appearance on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press” show over the weekend:On another topic, Branstad dodged questions...
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LIVE COVERAGE: Governor Branstad news conference with Chinese consul general,...
Gov.Terry Branstad speaks during a "Jobs for Iowa" town hall meeting Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at City Hall in Hiawatha. (Brian Ray/ SourceMedia Group News)Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds...
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Branstad already considering visit to China
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, left, and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad raise their glasses at the beginning of a formal dinner in the rotunda at the Iowa Statehouse, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, in Des...
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Majority of Iowans think Branstad is doing good job, Iowa Poll shows
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad addresses the Linn Eagles at the Cedar Rapids Country Club on Friday, Jan. 13, 2011, in Cedar Rapids. Branstad and Reynolds are bringing the Condition of the State address...
View ArticleBranstad warns Supreme Court decision on workforce funding could lead to layoffs
DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad contends an Iowa Supreme Court decision that called his use of a line-item veto “unconstitutional” may lead to the closure of more state offices and the layoff of 200...
View ArticleBranstad says he wants to restore unemployment funding
Gov. Terry Branstad says he’ll work with lawmakers to restore funding for the state’s unemployment assistance and worker compensation programs after an Iowa Supreme Court ruling on Friday nullified the...
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Former governor Culver’s Iowa Power Fund off to a slow start
Joan Conrad of Clyde, Legislative Liason for the Iowa Utilities Board, left, and Fred Hubbell of Des Moines, Chairman of the Iowa Power Fund Board, tour the generator room of the Amana "Farms to Fuel"...
View ArticleBranstad wants resolution on Iowa budget by next week
Gov. Terry Branstad said Friday he wants to see House and Senate budget negotiators “get serious” and resolve their differences over fiscal 2013 spending levels and proposed reforms for property taxes,...
View ArticleBranstad: Find consensus on property taxes
DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad said the Iowa Legislature will be making “a tragic mistake” if it adjourns without agreement on a commercial property tax reform proposal, and he challenged lawmakers...
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Olson not ruling out 2014 bid for Iowa governor
Rep. Tyler OlsonRep. Tyler Olson has set his sights on the chairmanship of the Iowa Democratic Party, but the Cedar Rapids Democrat isn’t taking his eye off the party’s nomination for governor in...
View ArticleIowa Democrats working on proposal for publicly funded campaigns
The proliferation of corporate and private money in elections is prompting Senate Democrats to take another run at establishing a voluntary system to finance Iowa campaigns with public dollars.A Senate...
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Olson promises Iowans leadership at the speed of change
Tyler OlsonDespite a history of retaining its elected leaders for decades, even generations, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Tyler Olson believes Iowans are ready to move on and want a new...
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Poll shows Iowans like Branstad, but would welcome new governor
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)UPDATE: Enough, already, seems to be Iowa voters’ message for Gov. Terry Branstad.They like him — 51 to 33 percent, but a poll released this morning...
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Gronstal won’t run for governor in 2014
Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal of Council Bluffs has announced he won’t seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2014.Sen. Mike Gronstal“My No. 1 goal in 2014 is to maintain the Democratic...
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Change needed to move Iowa forward, gubernatorial hopeful Olson says
Iowa State Rep. Tyler Olson, a Democratic candidate for governor, speaks during a campaign event Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 at Gus' Food and Spirits in Coralville. (Brian Ray/The Gazette)It’s been a good...
View ArticleIowa Democratic gubernatorial hopeful wants data on troopers’ traffic violations
A Democratic gubernatorial hopeful is calling on Gov. Terry Branstad to tell Iowans how many times the state-owned vehicle he travels in has been pulled over or had its license plates run through...
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After exploring Iowa, Sen. Jack Hatch set to announce bid for governor
In the three months he has been exploring a bid for governor, Sen. Jack Hatch has discovered Iowa “is a pretty big state.”State Sen. Jack Hatch meets with reporters at the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic...
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Hatch: Success in policy battles with Branstad will translate into electoral...
State Sen. Jack Hatch meets with reporters at the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, to answer questions on the exploratory committee he has launched to look into running...
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Krause: GMO labeling part of strategy to make Iowa world class
Bob Krause of Des Moines. (submitted photo)Other than being a bit premature, an interest group’s announcement that Bob Krause is the GMO labeling candidate for governor is accurate.“GMO food is a big...
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Gazette Editorial Board–So another state Trooper driving a vehicle carrying Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds was stopped for speeding last month while delivering the state’s top elected...
View ArticleIowa Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls call for expanding government
Four Democrats hoping to the Iowa’s next governor laid out ambitious plans for the state beginning with the defeat of the five-term incumbent who has never lost an election.The good news, Iowa...
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Olson champions education
By Rep. Kirsten Running-Marquardt—– I want to take a brief moment and speak from my heart on why we need Rep. Tyler Olson of Cedar Rapids as the next governor of Iowa to move our state forward into...
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AFSCME backing Olson for Iowa governor
Iowa’s largest public employee union is promising “old-fashioned shoe leather and old-fashioned knuckles on doors” to nominate and elect Rep. Tyler Olson governor in 2014.AFSCME Local 61 President...
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Dahl claims right skill set, vision for Iowa governor
If all goes according to plan, Paul Dahl will be earning his PhD in sociology while he’s serving as governor of Iowa.Paul Dahl of Webster City is seeking the Democratic nomination for Iowa governor in...
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Hatch proposes phasing in 10-cent gas tax hike in Iowa
State Sen. Jack Hatch meets with reporters at the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, to answer questions on the exploratory committee he has launched to look into running...
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Union: Olson has best vision for Iowa’s future
By Danny Homan—- As president of AFSCME Iowa Council 61, representing 40,000 employees across the state, I was proud to announce our organization’s endorsement of Tyler Olson in his candidacy for...
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Krause hopes to fill vacuum in governor’s race created by Olson’s exit
Former state representative Robert Krause, a candidate for governor of Iowa, speaks to attendees as they dine during the Johnson County Democrats Annual Fall BBQ at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in...
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Former Des Moines publisher to explore Democratic gubernatorial run
Saying Iowans “need a champion in government,” former Des Moines publisher and school board member Jonathan Ray Narcisse has announced an exploratory campaign for governor.Say he understands “working...
View ArticleBob Krause identifies10 key transportation projects for Iowa
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Bob Krause has laid out his “top 10” highway and rail projects to modernize Iowa’s transportation system.“This is admittedly an ambitious plan,” said Krause who has an...
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Hatch feels ‘greater sense of opportunity’ in Iowa governor race
State Sen. Jack Hatch meets with reporters at the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)“Now the spotlight is on me,” Sen. Jack Hatch said about the...
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Iowa Gov. Branstad: Let the comeback continue
Four years after he made his political comeback, Gov. Terry Branstad says the state also has made a comeback.“But we’re not done yet,” Branstad, who is kicking off his campaign for a sixth term, said...
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Olson returning Iowa governor campaign contributions
Democrat Tyler Olson, who dropped out of the race for the party’s 2014 nomination for governor, is in the process of returning campaign donations to contributors.Tyler Olson (The Gazette)Olson, a state...
View ArticleIowa attorney general, treasurer endorse Sen. Jack Hatch
The nation’s longest-serving state attorney general and state treasurer have endorsed longtime lawmaker challenging the longest-serving governor.Democrats Attorney General Tom Miller and Treasurer Mike...
View ArticleBranstad fears tea party opposition to minimum wage hike, Hatch says
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Sen. Jack Hatch called on Gov. Terry Branstad to give 300,000 Iowans a raise by signing legislation increasing Iowa’s $7.25-an-hour minimum wage.Flanked by two dozen...
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