Iowa Independent (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... for the GOP nomination to take on Gov. Chet Culver — Branstad, state Sen. Jerry Behn, businessman Christian Fong, former state House Speaker Chris Rants, state Rep. Rod Roberts, and businessman Bob Vander Plaats.
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Congressman Tom Latham with post election analysis and issues. Cami Walker says giving is healthier than receiving... 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life. Rep Chris Rants wonders about "giving" cities grant money while chopping the education budgets of the same cities. [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
A year ago tonight, the votes were counted and Barack Obama won the presidency and Democrats strengthened their holds in the two federal chambers. Republicans nationally and in Iowa licked their wounds, then looked ahead. State Rep. Chris Rants, R-Sioux City, showing me a host of vote totals from various statehouse [...]
Iowa Independent (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
... than a year. He has also served as an adviser to Mitt Romney ’s 2008 presidential campaign and to Chris Rants when he was Iowa House speaker. Rants is also running for governor in 2010. Albrecht’s wife is communications director for House Republican Leader Kraig Paulsen . Albrecht said TheBeanWalker.com will continue under a new publisher to “maintain the integrity and independence...
Iowa Independent (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
In order for Iowa to become the “economic engine of the Midwest,” the Hawkeye State should phase out its income tax, according to GOP gubernatorial hopeful Christian Fong. It’s a theme he’s returned to repeatedly over the last few weeks, first in a series of town halls, then in a blog post on the conservative Hawkeye [...]
