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Posted at March 20, 2007 at 6:17 pm

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Last week, the Fair Share bill that had been watered down to only apply to state workers (those in the public sector) was suddenly pulled from the floor of the House because it appeared that House Democrats did not have enough votes to pass the bill. Now, some have speculated that dirty tactics by […]

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Democrat
Posted at February 2, 2007 at 12:13 pm

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Last night, the Iowa House voted 84-12 to cap the interest rate on car title loans at 21%. Just what are car-title loans? Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy explains them pretty well in an email he sent out to constituents:
“Car title loan companies allow a customer to borrow incrementally against the value of a […]

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Posted at January 8, 2007 at 11:07 pm

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This morning’s Register has a front-page Metro/Iowa section story on what House Republican leader Christopher Rants thinks about the IDOT’s long-term financial standing and their priorities. The first two paragraphs:
“The Iowa Department of Transportation’s priorities are “completely backward,” says House Republican leader Christopher Rants, who contends the agency should focus on constructing new four-lane […]

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Posted at January 8, 2007 at 11:18 am

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I’m currently listening to the live audio of the Iowa House of Representatives. Pat Murphy has been duly elected speaker and they’ve fulfilled some honorary and other necessary business. The Register has a welcome story this morning as well.
Right now, Republican Minority Leader is speaking currently, and according to Kay Henderson, he’ll be […]

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Posted at January 6, 2007 at 1:54 pm

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I have a feeling that I might start making this post a regular weekly fixture. If you’re interested, last week’s recap can be found here (the guests were the Reporters Roundtable discussion crew). This week featured House Minority Leader Christopher Rants and Senate Minority Leader Mary Lundby. You can read the transcript […]

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Posted at December 31, 2006 at 4:42 pm

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Earlier this week while I was reading Krusty’s blog (got to keep on your toes by reading the opposition) I noticed that on this post about Speaker-Elect Pat Murphy, former Speaker of the Iowa House and now Republican Minority Leader in the House Christopher Rants had supposedly posted some comments. This really got me […]

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Posted at December 30, 2006 at 1:12 am

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I only caught the last 5 minutes or so of Iowa Press when it aired tonight, but I was surprised to find out that IPTV.org is now carrying video of their programs online after they’ve aired. I just finished up watching the Reporter’s Roundtable edition for the final episode of 2006 and was pleasantly […]

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