Bleedingheartland - bleedingheartland.com
General Information:
Latest News:
More Republican lawmakers call on Kent Sorenson to resign 26 Aug 2013 | 09:15 pm
A growing number of rank and file Iowa Republican lawmakers are ready to see State Senator Kent Sorenson exit the political stage as soon as possible. While legislative leaders have remained silent on...
Iowa GOP rules change discussion thread (updated) 26 Aug 2013 | 06:50 pm
The Republican Party of Iowa's State Central Committee meetings rarely make news, but two proposals approved on August 24 could affect next year's elections. UPDATE: Added Governor Terry Branstad's r...
Weekend open thread, with fun end of summer links 25 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
What's on your mind this weekend, Bleeding Heartland readers? This is an open thread. Students and staff at John Dickinson High School near Wilmington, Delaware built the world's largest lego tower, ...
Iowa Supreme Court allows review of long sentences for juveniles 24 Aug 2013 | 12:51 am
Catching up on news from last week, the Iowa Supreme Court handed down three important decisions related to juvenile sentencing on August 16. I finally had a chance to read through the rulings, which ...
Report shows persistent racial disparities in U.S. 23 Aug 2013 | 09:30 pm
August 28 will mark 50 years since the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's March on Washington, where he delivered his most famous speech. To mark the occasion, the Pew Center released a report on racial...
Nathan Blake is likely candidate in Iowa Senate district 17 22 Aug 2013 | 11:33 pm
Democrats on the south side of Des Moines may not have a competitive race to replace Kevin McCarthy in House district 33, but they'll still be at the center of an exciting primary in Iowa Senate distr...
Five problems a Monsanto lobbyist won't help Bill Northey solve 22 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey announced yesterday that he has hired Mike Naig as the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship's new deputy secretary. In the press release I've ...
Iowa wildflower Wednesday: Rattlesnake master 22 Aug 2013 | 07:19 am
I've been on a prairie flower kick this summer, and today's installment continues the trend. Several woodland wildflowers Bleeding Heartland featured last year are now blooming along Iowa trails and m...
Brian Meyer only Democrat competing for Iowa House district 33 22 Aug 2013 | 12:15 am
Following up on yesterday's news, Des Moines City Council member Brian Meyer will be unchallenged for the Democratic nomination in Iowa House district 33, where a special election is set for October 2...
IA-01: Pat Murphy rolls out another labor endorsement 21 Aug 2013 | 11:10 pm
State Representative Pat Murphy announced yesterday that he has received the Communication Workers of America Iowa State Council's endorsement as a Congressional candidate in Iowa's first district. Ac...
