Romney rallies the base and the youth vote in Northwestern Iowa
It’s the day after the conventions—do you know where you candidate is? If you guessed Iowa, you would be right. While President Obama stops at the University of Iowa, Republican Nominee Mitt Romney...
View ArticleSalmonella found again on Iowa farm
It’s been two years since a salmonella outbreak was traced back to several Iowa farms—including Centrum Valley Farms. As Iowa Public Radio’s Sandhya Dirks reports, another strain of the deadly bacteria...
View ArticleManager of Iowa Egg Farm Linked to Salmonella Admits Bribery
The manager at an Iowa Egg Farm implicated in a national salmonella outbreak will admit he tried to bribe a federal official to sign off on unsafe eggs.In 2010 a salmonella scare spread across the...
View ArticleWhich presidential candidate is best for agriculture?
Despite a devastating drought Iowa has weathered a rough economy thanks to its agricultural base. On Wednesday night Ag leaders from across the country gathered in Des Moines for a forum on...
View ArticleThe vice presidential race takes the reigns in Iowa
This week the race for Iowa’s six electoral votes is in the hands of the Vice Presidential candidates. Iowa Public Radio’s Sandhya Dirks attended rallies by both Republican Congressman Paul Ryan and...
View ArticleTwo buses and two takes on keeping a Justice on the bench
Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins is at the center of two bus tours making their way across the state this week. Wiggins is part of the court that paved the way for same sex marriage here, and...
View ArticleEastern Iowans meets their neighbor, Republican vice presidential candidate...
The first presidential debate is this week, and the presidential candidates are a little busy. So are the Vice Presidential Candidates. Paul Ryan just concluded a two day tour stumping up and down the...
View ArticleTom Latham and Leonard Boswell square off in Council Bluffs
Redistricting has pitted long term congressmen Republican Tom Latham and Democrat Leonard Boswell against each other in a tight race for Iowa’s 3rd district. As Iowa Public Radio’s Sandhya Dirks...
View ArticleBill Clinton tries to rally the Democratic base in Iowa
It's the final weeks of election season. And, as Iowa Public Radio’s Sandhya Dirks reports democrats are calling on a familiar face to rally the base-- former President Bill Clinton.Basically, they...
View ArticleWatching the debate in Iowa
Both Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama took the stage for their final debate in Florida last night. In Iowa, the campaigns staged watch parties. Iowa Public Radio’s Sandhya Dirks reports...
View ArticleSatellites sites are lighting up in Iowa
In a number of swing states, early voting means people are already casting their ballots. Usually this entails voting by mail, or visiting your county elections office.
View ArticleVote While You Shop: 'Pop-Up' Poll Sites Sweep Iowa
In a number of swing states, early voting means many people are already casting their ballots. Typically, that entails voting by mail or visiting a county elections office.But in Iowa, satellite voting...
View ArticleObama and Romney on the swing state campaign trail
It’s the last lap of the presidential campaign, and President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney are fighting for every vote, and every electoral vote. That means they are spending a lot of time in...
View ArticleTwo Congressional incumbents square off in a battle for their political lives
It’s Congressman versus Congressman in Iowa’s new third district. As Iowa Public Radio’s Sandhya Dirks reports, redistricting has put Congressmen Tom Latham and Leonard Boswell in a fight for their...
View ArticleFact Check Friday: What's "Momentum"? And Who's Got It?
Iowa Public Radio's Sandhya Dirks joins Sarah McCammon to discuss the real meaning of "momentum" ... and whether either campaign can claim to have it. Iowa State University physicist John Hauptman...
View ArticleIn Iowa, The Physics Of Politics
Both campaigns want to claim momentum heading into the final days of the campaign. This is especially true in battleground states like Iowa, where enthusiasm and voter turnout can make all the...
View ArticleWhat Women Want: Women Voters in Iowa
During the contentious political race between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney—both candidates have targeted many groups—undecided voters, minority voters, young voters,...
View ArticlePresident Obama, Paul Ryan, make final pleas to Iowa Voters
After a long and contentious presidential election season, the candidates made their closing arguments Monday. Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan made his last visit to Iowa on behalf of Mitt Romney....
View ArticleLatham Stays, Boswell's Out
With two elder statesmen going head to head in Iowa’s third Congressional district, it was a given that Iowa would lose an incumbent. Iowa Public Radio’s Sandhya Dirks reports that democratic...
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