The Federal Bureau of Investigation joins a long line of agencies that are looking into the inner workings, and possible illegal activity, of Michele Bachmann’s 2012 presidential campaign. The Federal Election Commission, Office of Congressional Ethics, Iowa Senate Ethics Committee and Urbandale Police Department are also investigating the campaign. There is also an Iowa lawsuit [...]
Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching. At long last, the idiocy, connivery and outright incompetence of the Obama administration is coming to light … How bad was last week for Barack and his buddies? In an attempt to deflect the torrent [...]
At long last, the property tax reform that Governor Branstad campaigned on in 2010 and every candidate, on both sides of the aisle, advocated for in 2012 is about to become reality. That is, as long as it passes the Democrat-controlled Iowa Senate. A sweeping tax reform package that legislators believe will provide the biggest [...]
Several names were tossed around among Republican insiders as to who would be an ideal choice to replace longtime Iowa Auditor David Vaudt. Since Governor Branstad got to make the appointment, we knew it would be important to not only name someone with similar qualifications as Vaudt’s, but also someone who would be a strong [...]
DES MOINES – Former Story County Auditor Mary Mosiman is being named the state of Iowa’s new “taxpayer watchdog” at a news conference this morning at the State Capitol. Governor Branstad selected Mosiman to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of longtime Iowa Auditor David Vaudt, who is the new chairman of the Governmental [...]
The Republican Party of Iowa’s Lincoln Dinner in Cedar Rapids on Friday was undoubtedly the high point of A.J. Spiker’s tenure as party chairman. The event was a success in every imaginable way. I live-blogged the event Friday evening. Below you can view the full speeches from Rand Paul, Senator Grassley and Congressman King. I [...]
Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. Happy Mothers Day to all the mom’s out there, especially mine, without whom this column would not exist. And Paulistinians everywhere would rejoice. Governor Branstad will announce our new state auditor Monday. My clandestine, ubiquitous informants have told me who it is, but getting official confirmation has been surprisingly [...]