Campaigning wraps up for Iowa 2nd District nominees
In the Iowa 2nd District race, Democrat Eric Tabor of Baldwin led fundraising in late May with about 170000 total after a 17500 week, including 5000 from NARAL PAC. Republican contenders Jim Nussle Joe Ertl and Wayne Moldenhauer also reported funds, with Ertl lending 12000 mid May and Moldenhauer urging Social Security changes. Severn released a list of local officials backing his bid, highlighting broad district support among Democrats and local officeholders.
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Iowa
U.S. House
Eric Tabor
Baldwin
Iowa Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission
Political Action Committee
National Abortion Rights Action League
NARAL
Tabor
Cedar Rapids Business
Severn
Sovern
Rich Running
Cedar Rapids
Wally Horn
Joe Welsh
D-Dubuque
Democrats press Cedar Rapids for gubernatorial votes
Three Democratic hopefuls Tom Miller Don Avenson and John Chrystal campaigned in Cedar Rapids urging voters to back their bids to face Republican Gov. Terry Branstad in November. Avenson and Zimmerman framed their ticket as united while Chrystal said the trio likely neck and neck as polls show Avenson leading Miller.
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Don Knapp
Cascade
David Osterberg
Mount Vernon
Phil Brammer
Cedar Rapids
Kay Chapman
Linn County
Linda Langenberg
Pat Kane
Dennis Blome
Jean Oxley
Pat Murphy
D-Dubuque
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
Larry Murphy
Terry Branstad
Avenson-Zimmerman
Avenson
Coon Rapids
John Chrystal
A Cedar
Minneapolis
Mikhail Gorbachev
Chrystal
Iowa on the inside track for Soviet trade ties
Gov. Terry Branstad says Iowa leads in developing trade and cultural links with the Soviet Union. He cites Stavropol sister state relations, ongoing cultural exchanges, planned trade missions, and university ties, while currency barriers remain the main hurdle.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa
Soviet Union
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Mikhail Gorbachev
U.S
Russia
Stavropol
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Iowa Department of Economic Development
Fos
Iowa State University
Gorbachev
John Chrystal
Coon Rapids
Minneapolis
Iowa National Guard to expand pot field eradication flights
Governor Branstad announced nearly double the surveillance missions this summer to find cultivated and wild marijuana in rural areas. Last year 203 cultivation sites were found in 326 hours, with about 6 500 plants destroyed and seven arrests. This year a 326000 dollar program runs June 25 to September 28 with 525 flight hours across 37 counties.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Guard
Terry Branstad
Branstad
State Department of Public Safety
DPS
Paul Wieck
Iowa Army National Guard
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John Kirsch
Steve Severn
Delaware County
Jim Nussle
Dyersville
Joe Ertl
Dubuque
Wayne Moldenhauer
Ertl
Moldenhauer
American Dental Political Action Committee
PAC
Jim Nussie
Erti
C.R
By John Kirsch
Tom Miller
Miller
IBP Inc
By Rod Boshart
Warren
Bud” Lawson
Iowa National Guard
Ultra Classic
Motorola
Waterloo
Iowa City
Cellular
11Th Street
S.W
Shop Smulekoff
Lees Carpets
Lees
Third Ave
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