Iowa
Can the GOP Sweep All Four Upper Midwestern Gubernatorial Contests in November?
Republicans have swept nearly half the gubernatorial election cycles in the region over the past 100 years, including 1990 and 1994
Read MoreHousing Foreclosure Rate Up 56 Percent in Minnesota from One Year Ago
Gopher State jumps from 26th highest foreclosure rate in nation to 18th highest over the last 12 months
Read MoreGasoline Prices in Minnesota Up 49 Percent from One Year Ago
Gopher State has seen the 6th lowest increase in the nation in average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline over the past year
Read MoreInside the War in Afghanistan
Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin rank among the Bottom 10 states in per capita fatalities; non-hostile deaths account for more than 25 percent of U.S. death toll
Read MoreUpper Midwestern U.S. House Delegation Votes 13-10 in Favor of Health Care Bill
Region supported amendment banning abortion services from bill by 12-11 vote
Read MoreWhen Will Minnesota (or Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota…) Elect a Woman as Governor?
After holding more than 300 gubernatorial elections across the Upper Midwest during the past 160+ years, the region has yet to elect its first female governor
Read MoreMidwest Has Highest Per Capita Rate of Iraq War Fatalities and Casualties
Minnesota has 5th highest number of fatalities in the nation in 2009
Read MoreMinnesota Remains Obama’s Upper Midwestern Stronghold
Presidential nominees who have swept through Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin have won 23 of 27 elections since 1860
Read MoreMinnesota Housing Foreclosure Rate Still Up 67 Percent Since Election Day
Minnesota continues to have the highest foreclosure rate in the Upper Midwest
Read MoreIowa Unemployment Soars at Historic Rate; Governor Culver’s Rating Hits Record Low
Chet Culver has seen his job approval ratings drop 37 percent from December 2008 to August 2009
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