Exactly why was Martha Fagg fired? And did Judge Rose say ‘screw’ or….?
Were matters so out of hand in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Cedar Rapids three years ago that one lawyer there feared for her safety, feared that she might be [...]
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Posted December 04, 2013in Civic Skinny
Posted November 27, 2013in Civic Skinny
Sabbaticals: Dolly Parton, ‘Cantor of Swabia,’ and children sleeping with their parents
Your tax and tuition dollars at work: University of Iowa Music Professor Christine Getz will spend the fall semester next year in Milan, Italy, preparing “a critical edition with historical [...]
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Posted November 20, 2013in Civic Skinny
Art Cullen has kind words for Sally Mason
There’s still a multi-million-dollar shortfall in the financing scheme for a new convention hotel near Hy-Vee Hall, but the gap will close and a 450-room hotel definitely will be built, [...]
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Posted November 13, 2013in Civic Skinny
Rastetter tries to block U of I honor. And lessons from the council election.
Life’s backstage dramas: In a lovely little ceremony, The REACH program at the University of Iowa on Thursday named a suite of offices after former Lt. Gov. Sally Pederson, who [...]
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Posted November 06, 2013in Civic Skinny
Why Bill Knapp is backing Branstad. Lois Bright leaves a legacy — and cash.
Why would Bill Knapp back Terry Branstad for governor? Bill Knapp — who spent what a less-rich man would call a fortune in trying to get Branstad out of office [...]
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Posted October 30, 2013in Civic Skinny
Job stats for Branstad, Culver, Vilsack. Steve King’s payroll: All in the family
The fact-checker: No. 1. “More Iowans are working now than at any point in our state’s history,” Tim Albrecht, Gov. Terry Branstad’s communications director, said the other day. Not really. [...]
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Posted October 23, 2013in Civic Skinny
Political money report: who gives, who gets
Republican Congressman Tom Latham has raised close to $1 million in his effort to keep the seat he won last year when he moved into Iowa’s newly designed Third Congressional [...]
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Posted October 16, 2013in Civic Skinny
Gortz Haus owners like gays — but up to a point. Look who voted — and who didn’t — last month.
That lawsuit filed last week by Betty and Richard Odgaard against the Iowa Civil Rights Commission is bringing out the worst in some people. And not just the Odgaards. The [...]
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Posted October 09, 2013in Civic Skinny
Politics: Sorenson’s resignation. Bisignano’s OWI.
The resignation of Republican Kent Sorenson and the arrest of Democrat Tony Bisignano last week are screwing things up for both political parties in central Iowa. First, Sorenson: He resigned [...]
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Posted October 02, 2013in Civic Skinny
Dvorsky asks Regents about Donley’s pay.
Some questions apparently aren’t as easy as they look. On Aug. 9 — that’s seven weeks ago — Cityview asked the office of Gov. Terry Branstad whether he knew in [...]
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