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As Unions Count Their Losses, Labor Leader Puts Hopes in Obama

By Ben Weyl 6/4/07

At the close of the Iowa legislative session about a month ago, perhaps no constituency felt more shafted than organized Labor. Labor had raised a lot of money for Democratic candidates with the promise that a Fair Share bill would be passed, which would have allowed public employee unions to charge fees for services given [...]

Kevin McCarthy, Dawn Pettengill, and Fair Share

By Ben Weyl 5/2/07

As the Iowa legislative session came to a close early Sunday, House Democrats marveled that they had passed all but one of the items on their legislative agenda. The next day, they learned that they were short one more thing: a caucus member. The two issues were not unrelated.
On Monday, Rep. Dawn Pettengill, a Democrat [...]

Pettengill’s Defection Finally Pays Dividends for GOP

By T.M. Lindsey 5/1/07

Rep. Dawn Pettengill’s (District 39) recent defection to the House Minority Party gave the Republicans more than just another seat, it gave them a return on their $144,340 investment. The House Democrats still hold a 53-47 majority edge, but House Minority Leader Christopher Rants expressed his satisfaction about Pettengill’s switch:
“Does this make it, perhaps, a [...]

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