Des Moines–The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HSEMD) is working with multiple state agencies and private companies to procure and transport materials to build up the secondary levee being constructed near Hamburg, Iowa. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District notified HSEMD this afternoon that based on new data, the Missouri […]
Jun 14 2011 | Posted in
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(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today said his primary focus remains on creating the jobs Iowa needs in order to position the state for future growth, and says property tax reform must be enacted this year to avoid “kicking the can down the road.” “While a lot of the recent talk has centered […]
Jun 14 2011 | Posted in
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(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today said his primary focus remains on creating the jobs Iowa needs in order to position the state for future growth, and says property tax reform must be enacted this year to avoid “kicking the can down the road.” “While a lot of the recent talk has centered […]
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(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today announced that Derek Hill, Administrator of Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HSEMD), will join him Monday, June 13, 2011 at 9 a.m. for the administration’s weekly press conference. While the press conference is likely to cover a range of issues, Hill will focus on the […]
Jun 11 2011 | Posted in
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Des Moines, IA- Rep. Leonard Boswell will have a member of his staff in Sigourney and Grinnell on Wednesday, June 22nd for open office hours. Greg Johnson, Boswell’s District Representative in the area, will be at: Sigourney Public Library 11:00am – 12:00 Noon Drake Community Library from 1:30pm – 2:30pm Johnson will be on hand […]
Jun 11 2011 | Posted in
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(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today announced that Danielle Plogmann, currently an executive within the Iowa Department of Human Rights, has accepted the position of interim director at the department. Branstad’s initial nominee, Isaiah McGee, served as director during the allotted 60 days following the vote to confirm him to the position, which […]
Jun 11 2011 | Posted in
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(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today announced that Danielle Plogmann, currently an executive within the Iowa Department of Human Rights, has accepted the position of interim director at the department. Branstad’s initial nominee, Isaiah McGee, served as director during the allotted 60 days following the vote to confirm him to the position, which […]
Jun 10 2011 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa- Governor Branstad brought his 43 city “Working Together for a Better Future” tour to Oskaloosa Thursday afternoon. The 43 city tour, town hall style meeting was put together when the Governor cancelled his trip to South Korea and China in order to focus on the states budget. Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds took the […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today announced that he will join Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HSEMD) Administrator Derek Hill, Friday, June 10, 2011, in flying over flood affected communities in Western Iowa. Gov. Branstad and Hill will visit with local workers staging for sandbagging efforts, meet with local officials and […]
Jun 10 2011 | Posted in
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(DES MOINES) – The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HSEMD) will activate the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) tomorrow in response to the flooding situation in Western Iowa. Personnel from the Iowa National Guard, Department of Public Safety, Department of Transportation, Department of Natural Resources and other agencies as appropriate will be working […]
Jun 10 2011 | Posted in
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