(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced that Gov. Branstad will sign Executive Order Number Seventy-Five to create the Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress (IPEP). The new board will focus on job creation, identifying emerging global markets, harnessing competitive economic forces, increasing the income of Iowa families and growing […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped slightly to 6.0 percent in September from 6.1 percent in August. The current rate is also lower than one year ago when the state’s unemployment rate was reported at 6.2 percent. Meanwhile, Iowa’s jobless rate is more than three percentage points lower than the U.S. […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad today unveiled the new, more user-friendly Iowa.gov. The new look and feel follows Gov. Branstad’s signing of Executive Order 73, which called for the state to overhaul its Web portal to create a more effective and efficient online experience for visitors. “I am pleased to announce the new Iowa.gov, which […]
Des Moines, IA – Congressman Leonard Boswell today released the following statement on the latest in a series of reports ranking bridge infrastructure in the Des Moines metro among the most deficient in the country: “This latest national report further underscores the critical need for passing legislation to address our state’s infrastructure problems. We don’t […]
DES MOINES—Today, Governor Terry E. Branstad received notification that FEMA has granted Iowa’s appeal to make individual disaster assistance available to Iowans in five counties impacted by Missouri River flooding. Residents in Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona and Pottawattamie counties will be eligible to apply for FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program, which provides aid to homeowners, renters […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad today said the National Popular Vote Initiative is a deeply flawed movement that would eliminate Iowa’s influence on national elections by stripping its electoral votes in favor of a national popular vote. “The National Popular Vote plan will do nothing but shift candidates’ focus from battleground states, like Iowa, […]
(DES MOINES) — Governor Branstad has declared October to be Cyber Security Awareness Month in Iowa. As computers and information technology play an ever-growing role in the everyday lives of Iowans, it is important that people take steps that protect their computers and personal devices. Rep. Guy Vander Linden (R-Oskaloosa) is hoping Iowans will do […]
Des Moines – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn tonight made the following statement after the Party’s State Central Committee approved a motion to hold Iowa’s First in the Nation Precinct Caucuses on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. (Iowa time). “On behalf of over 600,000 Iowa Republicans, I’m excited to announce the […]
Down payment assistance grant increased by $1,000 for a total of up to $3,500 in assistance available until December 31 or until funds are expended to spur affordable homeownership (DES MOINES) – Governor Branstad and Lt. Governor Reynolds today announced that up to $3,500 in down payment assistance is now available to eligible home buyers […]
(DES MOINES) – The United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) today granted Gov. Branstad’s request for a Secretarial disaster designation. The declaration applies to 27 Iowa counties that were affected by severe storms, excessive rain, flooding, flash flooding, hail, high winds, lightning, tornadoes, landslides, mudslides, excessive heat and drought during the 2011 crop year. Thirty-three […]
