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The Des Moines Register showered more poll numbers on readers today, and the news is better for Democrats than it was over the weekend.
Though each Iowan seems to have his or her own ideas for how money should be cut from the budget, few blame the Democrats for overspending on their key priorities over the [...]

An Iowa State Patrolman placed on paid leave in January after being accused of using state computers to forward an e-mail that included police mug shots of individuals wearing Barack Obama campaign t-shirts may soon be off the force.
Sgt. Rodney Hicok, 46 of Fort Dodge, was disciplined earlier this year for distributing an e-mail that [...]

State Troopers are now patrolling Iowa's highways in flex-fuel vehicles.
In a press conference Tuesday, Iowa Gov. Chet Culver announced that the Iowa State Patrol has received its first order of 10 E-85-compatible patrol cars.
The vehicles are built specifically to be able to burn an 85 percent ethanol fuel blend.
Culver said the state patrol has 119 flex-fuel patrol [...]

The Iowa State Patrol has a new weapon in its arsenal. A Cessna Skylane 182 it has purchased will be used in holiday traffic enforcement.
“It’s very important for the safety to Iowa’s state troopers to have equipment that’s in good condition,” Col. Robert O. Garrison said in a prepared statement. “That’s even more acutely obvious [...]