WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $775,351 National Emergency Grant to assist about 115 workers affected by layoffs at five companies in northeast Iowa. “Only another job can replace a job lost,” said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. “Training and employment services provided through today’s grant can help these workers […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed on to Florida’s federal health care lawsuit, joining 27 other states in this effort, including Virginia, which filed their own lawsuit. The lawsuit challenges the individual mandate that would force Iowans to buy the federal government’s mandated health insurance, as well as the Medicaid expansion that […]
DES MOINES – Iowa’s estimated 52 million rural and 3 million urban ash trees are facing certain death after the emerald ash borer was found on an island in the Mississippi River, near New Albin. Emerald ash borer kills ash trees by the tunneling activity of its larvae under the tree bark, which disrupts flow […]
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources now allows snowmobile education certification on the Internet, through www.SnowmobileCourse.com. This online course features a narrated and interactive study guide, as well as visual exam and quiz questions. Snowmobile riders ages 12 through 17 must have a snowmobile education certificate in order to ride a snowmobile […]
AMES, Iowa – Jan. 18, 2011 – Strong winds and light snow may cause some travel hazards in open and rural areas of Iowa today, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). Light snow and freezing drizzle are possible over the central and eastern areas of the state this morning. For travelers, east-west roadways […]
Last week, we asked you if you believe that the federal government should enact legislation to restrict more firearms in the wake of the Tucson Tragedy. 82 residents responded with 59 residents (72%) voting no, 22 residents (27%) voting yes, and 1 resident (1%) voting unsure. The question of the week poll is unscientific and […]
This article was published originally on 1/12/2011 On January 1, 2011, a new regulation went into effect in Iowa requiring that anyone who sells or distributes firewood in the state must have it labeled with the county and state of origin. The county of origin means where the wood was harvested and not the mailing […]
Governor Terry Branstad started his 5th term as Iowa’s Chief Executive today in a ceremony held at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. Branstad took the oath of office at approximately 10:12 this morning with Iowa’s Chief Justice Mark Cady swearing him in. This was a role reversal for the two, as Branstad gave Cady the […]
January 14, 2011 (DES MOINES) — Members of the Iowa Innovation Council laid out a strategic plan to create high-skilled, high-wage jobs by supporting entrepreneurs and companies in targeted industries. “Today’s approval of the strategic plan signals the start of an integrated effort to move Iowa’s innovation economy forward. Innovation is what will help Iowa’s […]
DES MOINES, IA – Former college and NBA basketball player Rumeal Robinson was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 78 months for the crimes of bank bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and making a false statement to a financial institution, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. A jury in the Southern […]
