ROBINS — State Sen. Liz Mathis of Robins has decided not to seek the U.S. House seat for the state’s 1st Congressional District. Mathis had been mentioned as a possible Congressional candidate after U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, said he will not seek re-election in 2014, but instead will run for the U.S. Senate seat [...]
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IOWA CITY — They stepped on their biggest stage to date, and it was big. It was damn big. But it wasn’t too big for them. Iowa’s freshman trio of Anthony Clemmons, Mike Gesell and Adam Woodbury felt the energy of a near-packed house for their cross-state rival and didn’t shirk from it. They embraced [...]
continue »Iowa’s Secretary of State Michael Mauro weighed in today against the popular vote bill, something the Gazette’s editorial page called an “end-run” around the Constitution. The bill, which was approved by the Senate State Government Committee this week, would require Iowa’s presidential electoral votes be awarded to the winner of the national popular vote, regardless [...]
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