State government Web sites will now all have a common look and feel, similar navigation, and serve Iowans from a citizen-centric viewpoint (DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced that the Website Standardization Committee established by Executive Order 73 last May has completed the necessary steps to formulate […]
(BEIJING)- Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today met China’s Vice President Xi Jinping while in Beijing on a trade mission with the Iowa Soybean Association. Lt. Gov. Reynolds and Vice President Xi met for 45 minutes in The Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. The pair discussed Vice President Xi’s visit to Iowa in […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad this afternoon filed a motion with the Iowa Supreme Court to temporarily stay their decision and thus prevent layoffs of all Workforce Development employees and to continue the delivery of critical workforce services to Iowa’s workers and the unemployed. Today’s Iowa Supreme decision in Homan vs. Branstad has struck down […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad today appointed Delores Mertz to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission and reappointed Thomas Phillips to the Iowa Board of Parole. Mertz, an Ottosen native, currently serves on the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission – a position from which she will resign prior to assuming her new duties. She will begin […]
Takes a stand for Iowa farmers against unconstitutional California law (DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad today joined an Amicus Brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opposing California’s fuel standards law that discriminates against Iowa’s corn farmers. Gov. Branstad, along with other Midwestern states, argues that allowing the California Air Resources Board’s unconstitutional fuel […]
Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management urges Iowans to take three steps toward prevention Website launched to assist Iowans in using codes to reach special community resources (DES MOINES) – Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds are urging Iowans to be prepared year-round for emergencies. The recent tragic tornado outbreaks […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Education and education reform have been topics at nearly every political roundtable, forum, and listening post on a regular basis for the past several years. Since taking office in January of 2011, Governor Branstad has been working on one of his campaign promises, which he started in March of 2011 with […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today stated he intends to fight the force structure reductions as released today by the United States Air Force. Today’s manpower reductions are in addition to the equipment reductions announced last month by the U.S. Air Force. Gov. Branstad says these cuts will dramatically alter the ability of […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad tonight spoke at the public hearing on education reform held by the Iowa Legislature. Below are Gov. Branstad’s remarks, as prepared for delivery: Thank you for the opportunity to speak. Iowa children deserve a world-class education, no matter where they live. That’s why Lt. Governor Reynolds and I held the […]
Dubuque, IOWA – Officers with the Dubuque Police Department received a report from a local citizen regarding allegations against Dubuque County Sheriff’s Deputy James Doyle, 47 years. Based on the information developed in the initial investigation, the desire to maintain the integrity of the investigation, and to avoid a potential conflict of interest, the Dubuque […]
