Washington, Apr 30 – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham hosted a signing ceremony in his Washington office on Monday to officially transfer the battleship USS Iowa from the U.S. Navy to the Pacific Battleship Center, which will preserve the historic vessel and convert it into a memorial and museum. “Iowans are proud that one of the […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad is ordering all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff on Friday, April 27, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in honor of Sgt. 1st Class Edris “Eddie” A. Viers. Sgt. Viers was last seen Aug. 12, 1950, during the “Battle of Bloody Gulch” near Pongam-ni, South Korea, […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds this morning announced they will be coordinating a parade they are calling “A Salute to our Veterans and Service Members Parade.” The parade will be held on Saturday, June 30 in downtown Des Moines. The parade will kick off at the state Capitol complex […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.2 percent in March from 5.3 percent in February. The state’s jobless rate was reported at 5.9 percent one year ago. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate for March edged down to 8.2 percent from 8.3 percent in February. “The state’s economic recovery has gained […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – William Penn University President Dr. Ann Fields announced today that His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, will present the commencement address on Saturday, May 12, 2012 to a graduating class of 370 students and receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, for his contributions to the humanities or […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The normally fairly packed restaurant nestled at the intersection of Highway 92 and 23 became the scene of a criminal investigation on Thursday morning. Agents from ICE and the IRS, along with assistance from the Oskaloosa Police Department and the Mahaska County Sheriffs Department, were on scene. During the investigation, officers were […]
(DES MOINES) – Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today led the administration’s weekly news conference with an announcement that blends the administration’s transparency goals with their commitment to the creation of 200,000 new jobs in Iowa through a new initiative called StartupIowa. StartupIowa is bringing the open-data movement to Iowa with the OpenIowa competition, April 27-29. […]
Summer homeownership contest aims to spur awareness of homeownership benefits, resources (DES MOINES) – The Branstad/Reynolds Administration today announced an innovative summer social media contest presented by the Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Association of Realtors®. “The Meaning of Homeownership” contest asks all Iowa mortgage lenders and Realtors® to ask their clients for their […]
Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Drops To 5.3% Iowa Workforce Development announced this week that Iowa’s unemployment rate had dropped to 5.3% in the month of February as it continues to retain the 6th lowest unemployment rate in the nation. While the national average stayed the same as the previous month: 8.3% for the month of February, […]
Des Moines, Iowa – 5:55 pm. HAZMAT crews collected a letter from and Iowa Representative around 5:30 pm Tuesday afternoon. A clerk for Rep. Abdul-Samad was opening his mail in the House chamber when a letter with no postage or return address was opened and a white powder substance was in the envelope. Reports say […]
