By: MacKenzie Dreeszen The plan for the criminal and civil justice systems in Iowa was outd today in the condition of the judiciary address. Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, Mark Cady, gave the address in the chamber of the Iowa House of Representatives. Cady said that the number […]
By: MacKenzie Dreeszen Juliana Taimoorazy, founder of the non-profit Iraqi Christian Relief Council (ICRC), spe at the Westside Conservative Breakfast Club at the Iowa Machine Shed Wednesday morning. Juliana is a native of Iran and founded ICRC in 2007. In the decade that this organization has been in existence, they […]
On Tuesday Governor Branstad ivered his final condition of the state address in the chamber of the Iowa House of Representatives. The galleries were packed with people from all over the state as the he outd the legislative goals of the 87th General Assembly. Presiding over the first Republican trifecta […]
The 87th General Assembly of the Iowa legislature commenced on Monday. It was an eventful day packed full of breakfasts, luncheons, and receptions as lawmakers in the House of Representatives and Senate were sworn into office. The morning began with the Republican Party of Iowa breakfast at the Embassy […]
Northwest Iowa Newspaper man, Doug Burns is promoting Rod Roberts for Lieutenant Governor thorough an independent expenditure committee. Roberts, a former legislator from Carroll County was a candidate for Governor in 2010. He came in third behind Governor Branstad. Roberts was nominated for Lt. Gov at the Republican State Convention. […]
After a difficult election cycle for Democrats nationwide the Iowa Democratic Party has started the healing process. IDP kicked off the left road to the White House last February in churches, schools and union halls all over Iowa. It was a photo finish. Bernie Sanders was barely upset by Secretary […]
By: Eric Rosenthal On Eve of Inauguration Linn County Republican Party Co-Chair’s Van Spray Painted with Vulgarity Republican Party Co-Chair for this past fall, Brett Mason, has reported that his family’s van (used to raise his seven boys) was vandalized this afternoon. Sgt. Omar of the Cedar Rapids Police Department […]
By: Richard Rogers / Iowa Firearms Coalition Legislative Liaison While watching the coverage of the mass murder at the Ft. Lauderdale we must be aware that Florida law designates ALL airports – in their entirety – as “gun free” zones. Not only the secured areas, but the parking lots, […]
by: John Thompson A background check of Fort Lauderdale shooter identified in multiple media reports as Esteban Santiago, 26 of Anchorage Alaska reveals an e address of “NAOTA33@HOTMAIL.COM” The unique user name of NAOTA33 was also a handle used in a discussion of downloading Jihad videos on a web bulletin […]
By James Weeks / Contributor Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of The Iowa Statesman. Like most of you I was disgusted at the video footage of the Chicago kidnapping. Footage which let us not forget was LIVESTREAMED on while it […]
Our next election may be two years out but the first official Democratic candidate for Governor has emerged. The former DNR head under Culver made his entrance official via a live message on Thursday. The Huxley native launched a website where he set the tone as a fiscally conservative […]
It is taking Democrats a long time to figure out what they lost with Tom Harkin. The political ecosystem of Iowa has always become unbalanced when one of the parties lacked a clear leader. The success of Republican Party of Iowa and The Iowa Democratic Party has always required […]
Jim Lykam won the Special Election to replace State Senator Dr. Joe Seng, who passed away in September. Filling the vacancy will not have an impact on control of the Chamber where a Republican wave already ensured the GOP would control the legislature and the Governor’s mansion. Although Democrats […]
By Barry B. Snell John Thompson, the Iowa Statesman’s new managing editor, asked me to write something for Christmas, since due to this publication’s very recent revival most columnists are either not up to speed yet, or are too busy or traveling for the holiday to turn content in. All […]
By Phil Thompson Political activists across the country watched closely as the final chapter of the 2016 Presidential election season was written. Very little drama ensued in Iowa as all six electors officially casted their votes for Donald Trump and Mike Pence on Monday afternoon. A small band […]
by: John Thompson photo by: Lenny Scaletta On a Monday morning radio broadcast with Simon Conway, Cedar Rapids mayor, Ron Corbett, announced that he would not run for reelection. The former Republican Speaker of the Iowa General Assembly has often been rud to be a 2018 candidate for […]
The Iowa Statesman returns today with a new group of contributors offering conservative news and policy analysis. The publication aims to cover stories in rural parts of the state that are left unreported by city based publications and to give insight on policy during the legislative session. John Thompson, an […]
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