Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein — Thu. Apr. 09, 2020
Bernie Drops Out The news was not unexpected, but the timing was a bit of a surprise yesterday when Bernie Sanders announce to first his campaign staff, and then to supporters and the world, that he was suspending his presidential campaign. Obviously, the path to securing enough delegates was going to be difficult even before…… read more »
Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein — Wed. Apr. 08, 2020
How Soon, and How Comfortable We know that the state of Iowa is, in essence, shut down through the end of this month…and probably at least two weeks longer than that. But just for the sake of argument, let’s presume that the curve is flattened, we turn the corner, and we are allowed to begin…… read more »
Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein — Tue. Apr. 07, 2020
Far From Normal I’ve shared with you before that I’m very fortunate to not have the COVID-19 outbreak affect my daily life very much. A stark reminder of how different things are came yesterday after work during a trip to get food and other necessary items. I knew that one of the two entrances to…… read more »
Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein — Mon. Apr. 06, 2020
Court is NOT in Session Those who watch Washington typically look to April as a major time, because oral arguments on a number of cases are typically held during the last week of the month, which is the last round of oral arguments for the court’s year. But the Court has now postponed hearings on the…… read more »
Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein — Fri. Apr. 03, 2020
This Time, It’s Serious I’ve mentioned before that my day-to-day life has hardly been different now than before we learned the phrase COVID-19…a phrase and condition that has dominated the news, conversation, and our lives for the past month. I still drive to work every day. There are no children at my house, so dealing…… read more »
Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein — Thu. Apr. 02, 2020
Rush to the Courthouse The old saying is that the only things certain in life are death and taxes. Add to that the certainty that those on the left will run to the courthouse and file a lawsuit if they have any hint that their ability to terminate a pregnancy is being limited, even in…… read more »
