Peters attends Libertarian rally as engaged Iowan
GOP U.S. House hopeful Chris Peters attended a Libertarian rally for Gary Johnson in Des Moines while stressing he will not endorse Johnson. Peters says he will be independent minded in Congress and remains a Republican running in Iowa's 2nd District against Dave Loebsack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Peters
Peters
Gary Johnson
Des Moines
Adam Sullivan
Coralville
Dave Loebsack
Iowa City
Johnson
Sullivan
Vermont
Bernie Sanders
Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
Loebsack
Joe O’hern
Iowa
Donald) Trump
Gold Star
Trump
O’hern
Congress
Libertarian Party of
Scott
Blum slips to second on vulnerable House list
Iowa 1st District Representative Rod Blum, once atop Roll Call’s vulnerable list, is now second as the publication notes GOP cash on hand and self funding potential. The piece cites Blum’s Freedom Caucus ties and Obama-era district history, while projecting a tight race against Monica Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Rod Blum
U.S. House
House
Roll Call
Capitol Hill
Florida
David Jolly
Charlie Crist
National Republican Congressional Committee
Blum
Conservative
House Freedom Caucus
Barack Obama
Dubuque
Washington, D.C
Jeff Patch
Monica Vernon
Patch
Iowa history to become a classroom priority in schools
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and the Iowa History Advisory Council push to enforce Iowa history teaching from first to sixth grade. They cite a survey showing 53 percent of respondents lack Iowa history in social studies and propose standards, online courses, recognition programs, curriculum materials, and college professorships focusing on Iowa history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Jackson Elementary School
Stephanie Wager
Iowa Department of Education
Wager
Iowa History Unit
Library of Congress
State Historical Museum of Iowa
Iowans Favor Hearings on Supreme Court Nominee
A Des Moines poll shows 56 percent of likely Iowa voters want the Senate to hold confirmation hearings for Merrick Garland to fill the Supreme Court vacancy after Justice Scalia's death. The survey of 827 voters was by Public Policy Polling for We Need Nine with a 3.4 point margin of error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
U.S. Senate
Chuck Grassley
U.S. Supreme Court
Merrick Garland
Barack Obama
Antonin Scalia
Public Policy Polling
We Need Nine
Senate
Supreme Court
Scalia
Grassley
Judiciary Committee
Garland
Hall
Obama
Patty Judge
Erin. Murphy
Lee
Also Mentioned on This Page
GOP
Lowan
Libertarian Party
James.lynch
Thegazette
Florida Rep
Rep
Rod Plum Blowa
Boshart
Gov
Diane Fannon-Langton
Theosette
TheGazette.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!