By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Apr 17, 2009 at 2:41 pm Filed Under: Featured, Gay Marriage, Iowa Politics, Web Sites
Chuck Grassley will be conducting a townhall type of event this afternoon (3:30 – 4:30 PM Central Time) using Twitter.
I don’t have any idea how this is going to work. Evidently, Chuck is way ahead of me.
I’m not saying I lack the technical savey to engage in this event… I just need some clarification on how to properly engage in this. I have twitter. I actually use it to follow a number of twitter sources, and I provide updates occasionally as well with the tool. I even have tweetdeck running on my computer at home. And I think I’ve done the “@” function at least once (to send a direct message to someone).
At any rate, the event is being provided by impromptu studio and the #dmtweetup group. The video [...]
The deductibility of Federal Income Tax on the Iowa Income Tax is in jeopardy. Iowa Democrats have officially brought the issue to the table in the Iowa House in HSB 284 (currently in the Ways and Means Committee). Iowans need to stand up against this bill, as it is a direct increase in the income tax obligation of Iowans. After rejecting sound recommendations from Iowans and elected Republicans, the Democrats are anxious to fix the mess they have created by raising our taxes.
There will be a Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 31, 6:30 PM (meeting commences at 7:00) at the Iowa Statehouse in the House Chambers. This is the public’s best opportunity to be heard. If you can, please plan to attend. If you don’t want to see your taxes raised, now is the time to act. Attend the hearing. Contact your contact your State House Representative and Senator. Doing nothing will allow this to proceed.
Matt Strawn, Chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa, had comments on this in the past few days:
Democrats release Plan to Eliminate Federal Deductibility to Force YOU to Pay a Tax on a Tax: Elimination of Federal Deductibility looks like it is on the Democrats’ “Must Do” List before Session Ends. This could be Death Blow to our Economy!
It is becoming increasingly clear that [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Sunday, Mar 8, 2009 at 8:02 pm Filed Under: Iowa Media, Web Sites
Two new Iowa web sites have popped up in the past few weeks.
One is The Iowa Republican. Craig Robinson founded this site as an alternative to the media content currently available that, especially in Central Iowa, maintains a particularly strong slant to the left. Craig managed to also snag Krusty Konservative, Battleground Iowa and Constitution Daily as resident commentary (replacing their former site locations). The site has a very professional look, contains valuable content and appears to be a great start to providing valuable and timely news and commentary relevant to those of us who espouse a Republican, and apparently conservative, perspective.
The other is The Bean Walker. Tim Albrecht publishes this site that looks a lot like the Drudge Report, only [...]
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