Group calls for IRS probe of American Future Fund

A Washington, D.C.,-based government watchdog is calling for the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether the American Future Fund (AFF) has violated tax law.

In a letter to the IRS asking for an investigation, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) says AFF is registered as a More…

Update: Iowa House will debate gay marriage ban at 11 a.m. CST

The Iowa House will begin formal debate on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, civil unions and other domestic partnerships at 11 a.m. Tuesday, five hours earlier than originally scheduled. The change was made by Republican leadership, who said an impending winter storm set to hit the Midwest was the More…

Iowa House to debate gay marriage ban Tuesday

At 4 p.m. Tuesday, the Iowa House will formally begin debate on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, civil unions and other domestic partnerships, according to an e-mail sent to Democrats by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (D-Des Moines).

Monday night, scores of Iowans spoke at a public More…

Conservative leaders: Iowa Supreme Court justices are ‘immoral,’ ‘enemies of God’

The remaining members of the Iowa Supreme Court have proven they are immoral and “open enemies of God” by choosing Mark Cady as chief justice, and thus, all deserve to be impeached, according to conservative radio host Steve Deace and Republican Party of Iowa central committee member Wes Enos.

American Future Fund among top campaign spenders in 2010

American Future Fund — a nonprofit with numerous ties to Gov.-elect Terry Branstad and based out of a P.O. Box in Des Moines — spent $9,599,806 in 2010, ranking 7th nationally in spending by outside political organizations, according to research by the Center for Responsive Politics.

Because the group More…

Ethanol interests spent big in last two election cycles

New research by the Center for Public Integrity has found that political action committees associated with the ethanol industry gave nearly $1 million to 200 Congressional candidates in the 2008 and 2010 election cycles. Included in that total was $37,900 to U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and $23,125 More…

Liberal group launches Iowa ad pushing Obama to fight on tax cuts

A national progressive organization is once again launching a television ad in Iowa, this time urging President Barack Obama to “fight, don’t cave” on ending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, which sparked controversy shortly before Election Day with an ad targeting More…

Iowa GOP Jumps On the ‘Thirteenther’ Bandwagon

In Iowa, the state Republican Party is calling for the “reintroduction and ratification of the original 13th Amendment” to the U.S. Constitution — a provision that the state party’s spokesman admits is focused solely on Barack Obama.

Grassley: Unemployment Extension Will Pass If Dems Can Pay for It

The jobs bill, which includes an extension to unemployment benefits among other provisions, could be passed if Democrats would be willing to pay for it with stimulus money and offset other spending, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said in an interview with TWI sister site The Iowa Independent.

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Are Pundits Reading Too Much Into Iowa Gubernatorial Primary?

Politico called last week’s Iowa gubernatorial primary victory by a former governor over a Tea Party favorite a win for Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney. Former presidential hopeful and conservative pundit Pat Buchanan also concluded the outcome on the GOP side was a boon for Palin and a More…