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Tone of state legislative campaigns turns negative

With control of the Iowa House hanging in the balance, candidates and interest groups from both sides of the aisle are waging a campaign that has turned decidedly negative.


The politics of Agriprocessors and ‘cracking down on CEOs’

The Iowa Independent broke the news today that former Agriprocessors CEO Sholom Rubashkin has been arrested by federal officials for allegedly conspiring to hire undocumented workers for financial gain.  Since Election Day is only days away, the story is likely to have a political impact.
So who’s the big winner from all of this?
My first instinct [...]