Food prices are rising here in the United States and around the world. Searching for scapegoats, many pundits, professors and policymakers are pointing their fingers at the Corn Belt. Ethanol is grabbing ever-increasing shares of the nation’s grain production, making food scarcer and costlier. Or so we’re told. Iowa farmers have long suspected that there’s […]
Apr 2 2011 | Posted in
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MINNEAPOLIS – Cargill announced today that it has purchased Tate & Lyle’s corn wet mill ethanol plant in Fort Dodge, Iowa. “We believe that a highly efficient, well-located corn wet mill ethanol plant fits well into our bio-product portfolio,” said Alan Willits, president of Cargill Corn Milling North America. “We see an opportunity in Fort […]
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The first proposed Congressional and Legislative Redistricting Plan to be submitted to the Iowa General Assembly will be the topic of four public hearings to be held in Council Bluffs, Bettendorf, Cedar Rapids, and Des Moines the first week of April. The Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission, created pursuant to law, will hold the public […]
Mar 31 2011 | Posted in
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(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today praised the Iowa House of Representatives for passing HF 642, a two-year Department of Transportation budget. Gov. Branstad has previously insisted the Legislature pass a biennial budget to provide more predictability and stability. “The House took a bold and important first step in passing a two-year transportation […]
Mar 31 2011 | Posted in
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(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed the following legislation into law: House File 290: An act to allow the use of motorcycles equipped with detachable stabilizing rear wheels on Iowa roads. House File 453: An act relating to the regulation of egg production, and including effective date provisions. Senate File 149: An […]
Mar 31 2011 | Posted in
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(DES MOINES) –Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced they will continue with their fifth week of town hall meetings as part of their “Jobs for Iowa” tour. “I look forward to visiting these central Iowa communities to discuss our administration’s plan to create jobs and increase family incomes,” said Branstad. […]
Mar 30 2011 | Posted in
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(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today appointed Brandon Bolte the Iowa State Board of Education. The Iowa State Board of Education works with the Iowa Department of Education to provide supervision and support for Iowa’s education system, which includes all public elementary, secondary and non-public schools that receive state accreditation, area education agencies, […]
Mar 25 2011 | Posted in
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(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed the following legislation into law: Senate File 464: An act allowing the establishment of an open season for hunting mourning doves.
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Rome, Italy – Congressman Leonard Boswell returned to Italy from a bipartisan Congressional Delegation trip to Afghanistan earlier this week, where he visited Iowa Guard troops on the ground and attended a series of key meetings with military leaders, including President Hamid Karzai, on the political and security situation in the country. “This trip is […]
On ObamaCare’s first anniversary, King renews call for repeal Washington D.C.- Congressman Steve King (R-IA) released the following statement in conjunction with ObamaCare’s first anniversary. On March 23, 2010, President Obama defied the wishes of the American people by signing the unconstitutional law. Since that time, opposition to ObamaCare has continued to grow, and a […]
