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Upcoming Town Hall Event – Common Core
Jul 16, 2014 Comments Off adminRepublicans to Host Town Hall Meeting Common Core: Right or Wrong for Iowa? Tamara Scott, State Director of Concerned Women for America will lead a town hall meeting on Common Core, educational standards reform program, on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., at Becks Sports Brewery 3295 University Ave in Waterloo. The purpose of ...
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New Office Hours
Jul 3, 2014 Comments Off adminBeginning July 7th our office hours will be Monday AND Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Feel free to stop in and pick up a yard sign or some candidate literature. The Republicans of Black Hawk County want to wish you all a safe and happy July 4th weekend. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! [caption id="attachment_1226" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Happy Independence ...
Continue ReadingLerner sought IRS audit of sitting GOP senator, emails show | Fox News
Jun 26, 2014 Comments Off adminCongressional investigators have uncovered emails showing ex-IRS official Lois Lerner targeted a sitting Republican senator for a proposed internal audit, a discovery one GOP lawmaker called "shocking." The emails were published late Wednesday by the House Ways and Means Committee and pertain to the woman at the heart of the scandal over IRS targeting of Tea ...
Continue ReadingIowa Republican State Convention | Video | C-SPAN.org
Jun 23, 2014 Comments Off adminIn case you missed the State GOP convention, you can watch the first 2 hours here. Potential candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, Governor Bobby Jindal (LA), Senator Rand Paul (KY), and former Senator Rick Santorum (PA), spoke at the 2014 Iowa Republican State Convention. The Iowa Republican party meets every two years to review ...
Continue ReadingBranstad Campaign Spoils Hatch’s Big Announcement
Jun 23, 2014 Comments Off adminCEDAR RAPIDS – Democrat Jack Hatch hoped to make a big splash with the announcement of his lieutenant governor pick. Set for a union hall in Cedar Rapids, with 65 supporters and a half dozen media members on hand, the reveal was scheduled for 9 am. However, there was one big problem: The Branstad campaign had ...
Continue ReadingIowa Election Results for Black Hawk County
Jun 4, 2014 Comments Off adminFollow the link to view the election results for Black Hawk County voters. Iowa Election Results. Follow this link so see results from all the races. http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=StateRaces^%20%c2%a0%20%c2%a0%20Federal%20/%20Statewide%20Races%20%c2%a0%20%c2%a0^83&ElectionID=83
Continue ReadingCampaign Event with Governor Branstad and Lt Governor Reynolds, and other Republican nominees.
May 30, 2014 Comments Off adminOur campaign will be holding an event in Cedar Falls on Thursday June 5th, as part of our state wide tour kicking off the general election! Please join us to hear from Governor Branstad and Lt Governor Reynolds, along with other Republican nominees. What : Branstad/Reynolds Campaign Tour... Where : CBE Companies Location : 1309 Technology Parkway Cedar Falls, ...
Continue ReadingUS GOP Senate Candidate Spotlights
May 29, 2014 Comments Off adminThese are from a series put together by the Des Moines Register. Jacobs says he's the best contrast to a career politician. Clovis admired for deep, broad knowledge of issues. Iowa's U.S. Senate seat: Matt Whitaker, Republican Iowa's U.S. Senate seat: Scott Schaben, Republican Joni Ernst article will be released on Friday and we will update this site.
Continue ReadingVote Early By In-Person Absentee Until June 2 for Primary Election
May 27, 2014 Comments Off adminIowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz is reminding Iowans that they can vote early in-person by absentee ballot at the county auditor's office through Monday, June 2 at 5 p.m. for the upcoming June 3 primary election. "I encourage all eligible Iowans take full advantage of their right to vote by registering to vote and casting ...
Continue Reading40 Under 40 – The Washington Post
May 20, 2014 Comments Off adminCongrats to Representative Pat Grassley and Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz for making the national list from the Washington Post. This list focuses on people who have made names for themselves in politics outside of Washington, D.C. – state-level politicians, mayors, local officials and operatives – but could soon be known to all of us. ...
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FOX Politics- Krauthammer on granting refugee status to Honduran children: ‘Save the agony of the kids’ July 25, 2014Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said Friday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that the pilot program the administration reportedly is considering to grant refugee status to some Honduran children may help both the Central American youngsters and Americans at home.
- House, Senate resume talks over VA fix July 25, 2014Talks have resumed after slowing to a halt earlier in the week on congressional efforts to reform the Veterans Affairs Department.
- House votes to boost child tax credit for some July 25, 2014More families with higher incomes could claim the popular child tax credit under a bill that won approval Friday in the House. But in a dispute that divides Republicans and Democrats, millions of the poorest low-income families would still lose the credit in 2018, when enhancements championed by President Barack Obama are set to expire.
- House, Senate talks over VA fix in chaos as recess looms July 25, 2014A massive and costly package meant to address the litany of problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs was getting caught in the congressional grinder Thursday, as House and Senate lawmakers clashed over how to iron out differences in their competing bills.
- US official: Number of foreign fighters in Syria spikes July 25, 2014Matthew Olsen, the outgoing director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said Friday there are 12,000 foreign fighters in Syria – a significant jump from previous estimates, indicating a “greater and more complex” threat than in recent years.
- Krauthammer on granting refugee status to Honduran children: ‘Save the agony of the kids’ July 25, 2014