(DES MOINES) – Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today congratulated the two Iowa teachers who have received prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Today’s White House release announced that Karla Digmann of Dubuque received the award for math, and Jody Stone of Cedar Falls received the award for science. “I want to […]
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DES MOINES – Fuels prices continue to drop. Iowa retail gasoline was down $.05 cents, closing at $3.38. Natural gas fell $.11, closing at $2.39. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $6.47 per barrel over last week, closing at $84.29. Brent crude […]
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DES MOINES – Maximum weekly benefits paid to jobless Iowans and to workers injured on the job will increase July 1, 2012 announced Iowa Workforce Development. The rise in benefits was triggered by an increase in wages covered by unemployment insurance. The average annual wage for insured Iowa workers increased to $38,949.32 in 2011. The […]
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DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continued on a downward path in April, falling to 5.1 percent from 5.2 percent in March. The state’s jobless rate stood at 5.9 percent one year ago. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate edged down to 8.1 percent in April from 8.2 percent in March. “Iowa’s recovery […]
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Joining him will be Director Debi Durham, as well as 15 of Xi’s “Old Friends” from Iowa (DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad today announced that he will participate in a trade mission to China from May 29 through June 5. Branstad’s trip results from an invitation the governor accepted from Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping. […]
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Manchester, IOWA — This afternoon at 2:23 PM the Manchester Police Department responded to a 911 call from 109 Deann Drive in Manchester. Upon arrival at the scene officers found two deceased individuals in the residence. Law enforcement is seeking a person of interest in this case and are asking for the public’s assistance in […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Security was tight as the visiting head of state, Rwandan President Paul Kagame was on hand to deliver the 2012 commencement address at William Penn University. Students of William Penn started gathering just before noon in the gymnasium, and the college of working adults gathered in the upstairs gym. Students talked amongst […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad today announced that Robert S. von Wolffradt has been appointed to serve as the state of Iowa’s Chief Information Officer. Wolffradt, 55, was most recently the Chief Information Officer for the state of Wyoming, where he installed the first cloud email system of any state in the nation. Additionally, Wolffradt […]
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Visit is party of administration’s goal to increase trade opportunities by 20 percent Iowa businesses are encouraged to participate in the trade mission (DES MOINES) – Governor Terry E. Branstad will lead a trade mission to Brazil and Chile July 21-28, with the aim to expand trade opportunities for Iowa companies and products. The Iowa […]
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Secretary of State Matt Schultz announced today that the statutory deadline of May 15th, 2012 for certain school districts to file director district plans is rapidly approaching. After each federal decennial census, school boards of districts divided into director districts must review the district boundaries to determine whether the current boundaries comply with existing Iowa […]
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