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New Tool Lets Iowans Calculate Middle Class Tax Cut Savings

by Sam Roecker

| Press Release
December 5, 2011

President’s plan would save American families an average of $1,500 DES MOINES — Continuing the effort to help put more money into the pockets of the middle class, the Obama-Biden campaign has released a new online calculator that computes what an extension and expansion of the payroll tax cut would...
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Web Video: Into the Ditch

by Gregory Hauenstein

| Featured Post
July 18, 2011

Governor Pawlenty drove Minnesota into the ditch. Now he wants to jump in America's driver's seat?
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Branstad hints at toll roads in Iowa

by Sam Roecker

| Press Release
May 6, 2011

“Ask the Gov” reveals latest plan to burden the middle class DES MOINES – Governor Branstad says toll roads may be coming to Iowa. Answering a question about transportation in today’s “Ask the Gov” video segment, Branstad said “We’re gonna be looking at user fees, paid for by people who...
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Candidate Pawlenty Vs. Governor Pawlenty

by Sam Roecker

| Caucus, Press Release
May 3, 2011

Pawlenty Courts Conservative Iowa Voters, Rewrites Failed Fiscal Record Des Moines – Tim Pawlenty is back in Iowa today courting conservative voters in his run for president and attempting to rewrite his failed fiscal record as the Governor of Minnesota. During his tenure Governor Pawlenty raised taxes on 90% of...
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2010 Income Tax Check-Off

by Gregory Hauenstein

| Blog post
March 3, 2010

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TERRY v. TERRY, ROUND ONE: RAISING IOWANS’ TAXES

by Sam Roecker

| Press Release
January 21, 2010

This is the first in a series highlighting the first primary of the Iowa political season, as candidate Branstad enters a desperate race against time to outrun the real-life record of Governor Branstad. DES MOINES, IA – Candidate Terry Branstad says he wants Iowa’s tax climate to be more family...
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Branstad is part of the 80's and best left in the past

by Gregory Hauenstein

| Blog post
October 7, 2009

“Ahhh, the 80s.” So begins the first official Web Ad of the 2010 election for Governor. “We’re posting the ad today after getting confirmation of what we have been saying for weeks, that Terry Branstad is forming an organization to run for Governor,” Kiernan said. According to published reports Wednesday,...
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