Ames, Iowa – July 19, 2011 – Motorists traveling in Iowa should be aware that the mercury might not be the only thing to rise during the sweltering summer heat. Pavement blowups occur when thermal expansion forces the pavement to buckle and shatter. A number of such incidents have been occurring this week. “The wet […]
Exercises line item veto authority on portion of bills (DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad has signed the following legislation into law, while exercising the governor’s authority to disapprove of designated items in accordance with Amendment IV of the Amendments of 1968 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa: House File 646: An […]
Des Moines, Ia. – Congressman Leonard Boswell released the following statement after law enforcement announced new developments in the incident at his family’s farmhouse outside of Lamoni, Iowa. The local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies have worked around-the-clock on the investigation into the home invasion that occured at my family farmhouse over the weekend, […]
(DES MOINES)- Gov. Branstad has approved a proclamation to enact the State Individual Assistance Grant Program for Iowa residents living in Dickinson County. On July 13, 2011, Dickinson County was hit by severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail and subsequent flooding causing damages and related impacts to private and public property including businesses, infrastructure and agriculture. […]
Lawmakers seek meeting after USPS fails to respond to requests for information about decision to close Sioux City Facility Washington D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), announces that he, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Congressmen Steve King (R-IA), have requested a meeting with Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to discuss the Postal Service’s plan to move […]
Lamoni, Iowa – U.S. Congressman and his family are only suffering from some scrapes and bruises, after an attempted home invasion at the home of his daughter in Lamoni, Iowa. At approximately 10:45 p.m. Saturday night, a man with a gun entered the front door of the farm house and assaulted his daughter Cindy Brown, […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff Monday, July 18, 2011 in honor of Iowa National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Terryl Pasker, 39, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sgt. 1st Class Terryl Pasker was killed in action Saturday, July 9, 2011 during a mounted patrol […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – In the wake of severe weather on July 10 and 11, state, local and federal teams will conduct joint damage assessments in four counties. The assessments will be conducted July 18 in Benton, Marshall, Story and Tama counties. The teams, comprised of the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HSEMD), […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today issued an emergency disaster proclamation for Marshall and Story counties in response to severe weather that occurred in that area of the state on July 10 and 11. Severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornados passed through Iowa causing downed limbs, trees and power lines. Officials from […]
Funds available for flood victims in Woodbury, Monona, Harrison, Pottawattamie, Mills and Fremont counties (DES MOINES)- Gov. Branstad today approved a proclamation to enact the State Individual Assistance Grant Program. The program will be made available to Iowa residents living in the flood affected counties of Woodbury, Monona, Harrison, Pottawattamie, Mills and Fremont. The State […]
