| 7/15/2009 |
| Flood relief funding |
| Are Cedar Rapids theatre upgrades and renovations a wise way for Governor Culver to spend "flood relief" funds? |
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| 6/24/2009 |
| Governor Survey |
| Do you approve or disapprove of the job Governor Chet Culver is doing as Governor? |
- Approve 90%
- Disapprove 10%
- Unsure 0%
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| 6/8/2009 |
| Budget fears |
| Last week Governor Culver stated, "that we will be able to balance [the budget], despite the additional down-lowering of estimates." Do you think the Governor is right in dismissing Iowa’s budget troubles? |
- 1) Yes, state reserves will cover any budget deficit 58%
- 2) No, significant cuts will be necessary to balance the budget 42%
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| 5/14/2009 |
| Infrastructure |
| What is the most important infrastructure need currently facing Iowa? |
- Highway construction 33%
- Bridge repair 7%
- Flood recovery 19%
- High speed rail 42%
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| 3/10/2009 |
| Big Labor - Round 2 |
| Do you think the Iowa Legislature should focus on Round 2 of big labor paybacks or should they focus on growing our economy and putting Iowans back to work? |
- Economy and job creation 92%
- Big labor paybacks 5%
- Unsure 2%
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| 2/12/2009 |
| Secretary Napolitano |
| Do you think it was a waste of taxpayer money to fly Secretary Napolitano to Cedar Rapids to watch a flood video instead of actually touring flood damaged neighborhoods? |
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| 2/3/2009 |
| Fair-share |
| Governor Culver is bringing back fair-share. Do you believe it's "fair" for non-union members to be forced to pay union fees? |
- Yes 62%
- No 37%
- Undecided 1%
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| 1/12/2009 |
| Insure all Kids |
| Do you support Senator Jack Hatch when he says ALL children, including undocumented illegal immigrants, should be insured? |
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| 12/31/2008 |
| No Raises |
| Culver said there will be no raises or bonuses for state employees this year…unless you are a union member. Is Culver’s preferential money-saving plan fair? |
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| 12/19/2008 |
| Budget Cuts |
| Culver’s 1.5% across-the-board budget cut only accounts for $91.4 million or 11.7% of the state’s budget shortfall. What else do you think the governor should do to balance the budget? |
- 5% across the board budget cut 34%
- Lay off some state workers 13%
- Freeze salaries of state employees 19%
- Reduce state aid to local school districts 0%
- Reduce support for universities 0%
- Postpone state building projects 25%
- Take money from state reserve funds 0%
- Increase state sales tax 3%
- Increase state income taxes 6%
- Increase state property taxes 0%
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| 11/20/2008 |
| Culver's Economic Outlook |
| Do you believe Chet Culver when he says Iowa has a “very stable economy”? |
- Yes 18%
- No 72%
- Unsure 10%
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| 9/15/2008 |
| Judge Patty Poll: Were Lt Gov Judge's comments sexist? |
| Lt. Gov. Patty Judge on Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, “If John McCain thinks women are more than stupid, he is wrong,” she said. “In summary, just because you have a pantsuit, that does not qualify you for the sisterhood.” |
- Feels comments were justified 16%
- Feels comments were unprofessional and sexist 80%
- Unsure 4%
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| 7/21/2008 |
| Culver: Government Costs the Same But Only Open 4 Days a Week |
| Chet Culver, America’s self proclaimed “hardest working governor,” stated he is willing to consider cutting a full day of work for state employees in order to “conserve energy.” His hope is to cut air conditioning costs by keeping the workers at home one day and having government open 4 days per week. Do you agree with Culver that state employees should only work 4 days per week? |
- Yes 25%
- No 25%
- If government can be closed one day per week, focus on REDUCING government and spending LESS taxpayer money. 50%
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| 5/28/2008 |
| Judge Patty |
| JUDGE PATTY: “Word came from the lieutenant governor: If gambling lobbyists didn't help deliver the bottle bill, they were likely to see the death of a much-coveted bill that would provide a financial advantage for casinos.” After reading this excerpt from Sunday’s Des Moines Register, do you believe Lt. Gov. Judge broke the state ethics law and the Iowa Ethics Board should investigate? |
- Yes 78%
- No 11%
- Need more info 12%
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| 5/8/2008 |
| Legislative Grade |
| Upon conclusion of this year's legislative session, the Iowa Progress Project would like to hear from Iowa taxpayers. Tell us what grade you give the General Assembly for the 2008 Legislative session? |
- A 16%
- B 2%
- C 3%
- D 14%
- F 65%
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