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$700 million plan could define Culver’s legacy

Staring down the barrel of a budget crisis in a flood-ravaged state that is still waiting for help to arrive, Gov. Chet Culver delivered a sober Condition of the State Address that will shape the legislative agenda in a way last year’s never did.


Legislative Result Round Up

The incumbents with challengers all survived and the favored candidates generally came through in last night’s legislative primaries. Your round up:


Scorecard for Tuesday’s State Leg Primaries

Between the last Democratic presidential contests, and Iowa’s contested primaries in three congressional districts and the Republican U.S. Senate race, state legislative races won’t be on many radar screens Tuesday night. But several of the contested primaries in deep red or dark blue districts will be decisive or nearly decisive.

Here’s the legislative scorecard for Tuesday [...]