LEGISLATION GIVES NATIONAL GUARD DUE RECOGNITION AND REPRESENTATION Washington, Nov 16 – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham announced on Wednesday that he is jointly sponsoring legislation to give the National Guard an official and permanent representative on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Joint Chiefs of Staff advise the Secretary of Defense, the Homeland Security Council, […]
(DES MOINES) – This morning, Gov. Terry Branstad will participate in POLITICO’s “Energy and the Presidency” at 8 a.m. at the Embassy Club in Des Moines, Iowa. Also this morning, Gov. Branstad is releasing a letter he co-authored with Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee to Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, Senate Republican Leader Sen. […]
Mitchell County receives disaster declaration; Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard and Worth counties named as contiguous disaster counties (DES MOINES) – The Office of Gov. Branstad has received notification that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted Gov. Branstad’s request for a disaster declaration for Mitchell County, Iowa, after high winds damaged crops […]
New hours and Saturday access dramatically expands options for Iowa’s unemployed (DES MOINES) – Iowa Workforce Department (IWD) Director Teresa Wahlert joined Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds at the administration’s weekly press briefing today. The governor presented an update on the workforce virtual access deployment across Iowa and its continued success. “Iowa […]
(OTTUMWA, Iowa) A Wapello County judge ordered a Blairsburg company to pay a $30,000 penalty Monday after the company discharged wastewater from stormwater retention basins last year at its Eddyville solid waste composting facility. District Court Judge Myron L. Gookin also enjoined Chamness Technology, Inc. from committing future violations. The order resolves a lawsuit filed […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today named Mark Schouten as the new head of the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, replacing Brig. Gen. Derek Hill, whom Branstad last week appointed as Deputy Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard. Branstad praised Hill’s service, and said he looks forward to working […]
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 10, 2011 – It was inevitable, the wonderful fall weather that allowed the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) to quickly reopen the flood-damaged roadways in western Iowa has past and Iowa has moved into the winter travel season. There is no time like the present to get your vehicle prepared for […]
(DES MOINES) – Identifying next steps that will lead to a rapid implementation of programs that will inspire Iowa’s youth in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) was the top priority for the day as council co-chairs Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds and University of Northern Iowa (UNI) President Benjamin Allen convened the 40-member Governor’s STEM […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Five of the GOP Presidential hopefuls took the stage at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines for a series of speeches to the state GOP supporters. While at the Reagan Dinner, the candidates took to attacking President Obama and not each other. The dinner gave candidates a chance to speak in front […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad today announced that he will withdraw Iowa as a member of the Missouri River Association of States and Tribes (MoRAST) effective immediately. Gov. Branstad has sent a letter to notify MoRAST Executive Director Michael Hayden of Iowa’s withdrawal. In the letter, Gov. Branstad said, “I do not believe that MoRAST […]
