(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today invited current and would-be 2012 Republican presidential candidates to participate in the Iowa caucuses, citing a ‘wide-open’ field. “Iowa is a full-spectrum state, and everyone in Iowa – including and especially evangelicals – wants someone who will articulate a message of job […]
(DES MOINES, Iowa) Attorney General Tom Miller announced that Iowa is part of a settlement with 50-state attorneys general to resolve allegations of unfair debt collection practices on customer accounts for Hollywood Video and its parent company, Movie Gallery. After Hollywood Video filed for bankruptcy in 2010, its customer accounts were turned over to debt […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today stressed that if their property tax plan is not implemented this year, Iowa taxpayers will be on the hook for a whopping $1.3 billion property tax increase over the next five years. This includes all classes of property: agricultural, residential, commercial and […]
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Iowa and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and straight-line winds during the period of April 9-10, 2011. Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – May 5, 2011 – More than 30 representatives from Iowa’s rural electric cooperatives have returned from Washington, D.C., after discussing energy and environmental issues with Iowa’s congressional delegation earlier this week. The purpose of the trip, an annual gathering of electric cooperatives from across the country, is to ensure Iowa elected […]
Des Moines, IOWA — Local retail businesses, bars, and restaurants have a new tool at their disposal when educating staff on proper sales and consumption of alcohol. This week multiple state agencies partnered to unveil Iowa’s Alcohol Law Enforcement/Retail Training (I-ALERT) at www.ialert.iowa.gov. The I-ALERT web site primarily functions as a policy creation tool. Retail […]
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell requested a full House Agriculture Committee hearing and investigation into the relationship between rising oil prices and Wall Street speculators. “As Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, I have a responsibility to ensure speculators are not exploiting oil supply fears […]
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell voted to protect comprehensive health care services for women and to prevent tax increases on women and small businesses. “During the 111th Congress, we made it illegal for insurance companies to charge a woman a higher premium just because she is female, and we did this because to […]
Registration now open via web site; Site contains full schedule of events (DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today launched a new Iowa Education Summit web site that allows interested individuals to register and view a full schedule of events. The summit is limited to 1,650 spots. Those wishing to […]
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell introduced an amendment to recommit H.R. 1213 that would prohibit insurance companies from participating in health insurance exchanges if they deny coverage for cancer or other pre-existing conditions, especially for seniors and future Medicare recipients. “My amendment addresses a key concern among my constituents that if Republicans are […]
