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Iowa GOP Chair calls Florida’s primary move arrogant

By | 09.30.11 | 4:49 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn has issued a statement in response to the Florida announcement that the state will move its 2012 primary date to Jan. 31, 2012.

“The arrogance shown by Florida’s elected leadership is disappointing, but not surprising,” Strawn said. “Equally Equally troubling is to More…

Americans United for Life cheers on Stearns’ Planned Parenthood investigation

By | 09.29.11 | 1:07 pm

Responding to congressional opposition to an investigation of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), the national anti-abortion rights group that instigated the investigation is using donor solicitations, blogs and a new petition to help drive the investigation forward.

NOM goes after GOP’s Ros-Lehtinen for supporting repeal of DOMA

By | 09.28.11 | 12:57 pm

In its latest appeal for donations, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is calling on supporters to fund a new campaign that targets U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) for her recent decision to co-sponsor the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). 

Fla. closer to first-in-the-nation debate, could cause trouble for GOP primary

By | 09.28.11 | 11:25 am | More from The Iowa Independent

A Florida lawmaker said Tuesday that a commission charged with finding a primary date for the state is likely to choose Jan. 31, 2012 — a move that would throw the existing nomination calendar into chaos.

Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon told CNN the group is expected to meet More…

Bachmann to attend Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom rally

By | 09.21.11 | 5:47 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Michele Bachmann will be among the presidential candidates to attend the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Kickoff Rally at Florida’s Presidency 5 in Orlando on Thursday.

Early states join forces to protect 2012 nomination calendar

By | 09.12.11 | 3:55 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

House speakers from Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina have stepped forward in support of the current presidential nomination calendar, as well as to protect the traditional early starts of the process by their states.

FRC promises to challenge LGBT groups at 2012 GOP national convention in Tampa

By | 08.25.11 | 11:17 am

Image by Matt MahurinAfter being tipped off by a recent Washington Blade article about GOP LGBT groups’ attempts to influence the Republican Party platform at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Family Research Council President Tony Perkins says those groups should expect a fight.

New report shows assumed value in a college degree can be deceiving

By | 08.05.11 | 3:46 pm

A new index from a leading education policy group allows parents and students to assess a college’s “borrowing-to-credential ratio,” combining newly available U.S. Department of Education data that considers a school’s graduation rate and the debt its students accrue throughout the matriculation period.

Care Net still teaching sex ed in a Florida county despite policy change; Planned Parenthood still excluded

By | 05.11.11 | 5:04 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Last year, Manatee County addressed a significant rise in teen pregnancy in the county by opening up its sex education policy to include a curriculum that moved beyond “abstinence-only” information. More…

Failed Florida immigration-enforcement bills spark national response

By | 05.10.11 | 3:51 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Several national organizations have released statements about the immigration-enforcement bills that failed in the Florida legislature this session. #


The National Immigration Forum said in a statement released on Monday: #

Friday was a victory for

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