Stories

First-term Democratic state Rep. Larry Marek thinks the best way he can represent his district is to support a vote on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, reports the Lone Tree Reporter (circulation 647).

State Rep. Larry Marek, D-Riverside, told the crowd at a legislative forum in Iowa City that while he understands why prevailing wage is important for labor unions, his constituents wanted him to vote “no.”
According to John Deeth, who liveblogged the League of Women Voters forum Saturday for his Web site, several attendees brought up the [...]

House Democrats seem to have made strategically smart decisions in assigning their members to committees for the 2009 legislative session.  I have come up with some examples, listed below.

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 [...]

I have received a report that at least one Republican candidate for Iowa House is running a negative TV ad that uses Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign message of “the change we need” over “more of the same” against the Democrat in the race.
Jarad Klein, who is running for the open seat in House District 89 [...]

The Iowa House District 89 race once again features a young, first-time candidate against an older contender with deep community ties. But with the retirement of longtime incumbent Republican incumbent Sandy Greiner, the parties have reversed roles. It’s the Republicans who have the young candidate with Jarad Klein, while the Democrats have the older contender with Larry Marek.