Huckabee Skips Iowa Straw Poll as Bush Follows
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee will not participate in the Iowa Straw Poll, citing concerns it weakens conservative candidates and empowers Washington insiders. Former Florida governor Jeb Bush also bypasses the event, shifting pressure to Scott Walker and Marco Rubio as Iowa momentum questions arise. Gov. Branstad plans to attend and urges candidates to compete early and often.
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Chris Coleman
Cedar Rapids
Pizza Ranch
Huckabee
Iowa
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Wisconsin
John Stineman
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Florida U.S
Marco
Rubio
Terry Branstad
GOP
Jeff Kaufmann
Republican Party of Iowa
Kaufmann
Ted Cruz
U.S
Texas
New York
Donald Trump
Branstad Sees Breakthrough Hope in Iowa Budget Talks
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad expresses hope for a breakthrough in budget talks as legislators from the split control Legislature meet sporadically. House Republicans and Senate Democrats pursue a tentative framework to avoid a shutdown, eyeing adjournment next week amid a $166 million spending gap.
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Terry Branstad
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Senate
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D-Dubuque
GOP
Mike Gronstal
Council Bluffs
Kraig Paulsen
Hiawatha
Paulsen
Democrats
Branstad
Gronstal
Fireworks Bill Passes House Faces Senate Fate
Political brief notes the House approving a fireworks legalization bill while the Senate's path remains uncertain amid broader state policy debate. It contrasts with critics of a Branstad mental health plan and a Mental Health Month declaration, highlighting partisan contention.
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Senate
Branstad
Court upholds first degree murder conviction in 2012 Iowa City killing
The Iowa Court of Appeals rejects Brandon D. Brown's appeal over the 2012 murder of Donelle Lindsey. Brown argues insufficient evidence and trial publicity tainted the jury, but the court affirms the life sentence and notes corrections to minor factual details. witnesses testified Brown fired five times, with two bullets hitting major organs, and a witness testified Brown confessed in Chicago.
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Iowa City
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Donelle Lindsey
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Gazette
Lindsey
Nicole Blosser
Chicago
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