DES MOINES, Iowa – State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald’s Great Iowa Treasure Hunt includes many properties for deceased Iowans. “When an individual doesn’t do the proper planning, it can make a difficult time even more complicated,” Fitzgerald said. “I know estate planning can be a sensitive topic to discuss with family, but it is the only […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa at half-staff in honor of the Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service on Sunday, October 4, 2020. Flags should be lowered from sunrise to sunset on October 4, 2020. All firefighters who have died in the line of duty are honored every year during the first […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces new resources to assist individuals with past felony convictions who have had their voting rights restored. Pate’s office designed a new voter registration form that was unanimously approved by the state’s bipartisan Voter Registration Commission on Friday. The new form clarifies that Iowans with felony […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces a new cybersecurity initiative to ensure the protection of Iowa’s election infrastructure. Iowa is the second state in the nation to create a Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP), inviting private sector security researchers to test Iowa’s system. Secretary Pate is partnering with Bugcrowd, a national leader […]
Celebrate 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! where Iowans live, learn, work and play DES MOINES, IA (Oct. 1, 2020) – Gov. Kim Reynolds has declared October as Healthiest State Month in a virtual proclamation signing. Iowans will join together all month to celebrate 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! – a nationally recognized and evidence-based prevention framework to […]
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today that the State of Iowa will end Fiscal Year 2020 with a balance of $305.5 million in its General Fund. “Fiscal responsibility has put the state of Iowa in a strong position despite some significant challenges ranging from a global pandemic to trade disruption,” said Gov. Reynolds. […]
The grants will help power Iowa’s economic recovery by incentivizing creation and expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs with emphasis on recruiting individuals affected by the pandemic DES MOINES – Today, Governor Reynolds announced two new Registered Apprenticeship grant opportunities totaling $10 million funded by the Coronavirus Relief Fund. Registered Apprenticeships provide training in an “earn […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 28, 2020) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Over the past week, Iowa saw mostly warmer and drier conditions, allowing harvest to continue […]
DES MOINES – Home Base Iowa (HBI) will partner with the Iowa Academic Council on Education (ACE) to host the 11th Annual Iowa Statewide Veterans Conference on Oct. 13, 2020. The conference will be held virtually on Zoom from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. This year’s theme is “Our Vision Forward: Engaging all of Iowa” […]
The grants will help power Iowa’s economic recovery by providing those most affected by the pandemic get new job skills training that lead to high demand jobs. DES MOINES – Today, Governor Reynolds announced awards to 65 applicants for the Coronavirus Relief Fund Employer Innovation Fund Grant. The program will assist local employers, nonprofits, community […]
