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For a man with decades of experience in Iowa government, former Gov. Terry Branstad offered surprisingly few specific ideas for cutting the state’s budget in a Des Moines Register story today.

Though races elsewhere on the ballot are heating up in Iowa, CQ Politics has downgraded its ratings of two congressional races here, and U.S. Reps. Leonard Boswell and Tom Latham can breathe a little easier.

There has been a lot of chatter recently about which potential Republican presidential candidates might be wise to skip the 2012 Iowa Caucuses.

Though Des Moines attorney Roxanne Conlin’s candidacy against U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is only beginning, two other Democrats who are already campaigning across the state had harsh words to say about her when asked.

After a day of back-and-forth between the Des Moines Register and Gov. Chet Culver’s office about the precise definition of a “10 percent salary cut,” the issue has been resolved.

Gov. Chet Culver’s 2010 reelection campaign has launched its new official Web site.

A lot will be written about what former Gov. Terry Branstad said during his press conference today, where he announced his retirement from Des Moines University and declined to call himself a candidate for anything, but it’s also worth noting what he didn’t say.
In particular, according to my notes, he didn’t mention same-sex marriage or [...]

Four-term former Gov. Terry Branstad announced his retirement as president of Des Moines University Friday, declining to name himself as a gubernatorial candidate for 2010.

More than a year before the 2010 general election, on the day former Gov. Terry Branstad announces his candidacy for a fifth term, incumbent Democratic Gov. Chet Culver released a television ad touting his management of Iowa’s budget:

Former Gov. Terry Branstad is building a statewide organization to run for Iowa governor again, even if he won’t admit it for personal, professional, or political reasons.
Two developments today warrant some explication: