Last week, I held a telephone town hall with Iowa 3rd District seniors to discuss Medicare and the House Republicans’ proposal to privatize this important program through the FY2012 budget. During the call, I heard from Iowa seniors directly that they want to keep their Medicare benefits. This is one of the reasons I voted […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, April 22, 2011 until 8 a.m. on Monday, April 25, 2011 in honor of Sgt. Brent Maher, 31, formerly of Honey Creek, Iowa, and Spc. Donald Nichols, 21, formerly of Shell Rock, Iowa. […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 6.1 percent in March from a revised February rate of 6.0 percent. The comparable rate for one year ago was also 6.1 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate for March edged down to 8.8 percent from 8.9 percent in February, which represented a […]
DES MOINES – The Iowa DNR will hold an auction on May 21, at the Learning Center Building on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Pre-registration starts at 7 a.m., the doors will open at 8 a.m., when the public may view the items for sale and the auction will begin at 9 a.m. There will not […]
The bragg’n board is as much of a part of the fishing culture as bait and bobbers and a new program from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will take the bragg’n beyond the photo on the wall in the local bait shop. The new Iowa master angler award replaces the big fish award that […]
The Iowa Legislature, on near unanimous votes, approved the 1st proposed redistricting plans this week. As a result of this vote, Mahaska County and surrounding areas are facing an all new Congressional District as well as an all new State Senate and State House District. Currently, Mahaska County and all surrounding counties are in the […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed the following legislation into law: House File 132- An act relating to the filing requirements for certain ordinances relating to a Division of Revenue. House File 299: An act relating to the unlawful possession of or entry upon specified personal and public utility property, and providing […]
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell released the following statement on House Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen’s release of a proposed FY2012 budget and President Obama’s budget statement. “I am encouraged that Ranking Member Van Hollen and President Obama are tackling both cuts to spending and ways to generate revenue by ending […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed the following legislation into law: House File 195- An act relating to assignment of visitation or physical care parenting time for children of military service members on active duty and including effective date provisions. House File 321- An act modifying the duties of a county attorney […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today announced that Rachel Lynn Thies and Nicholas Michael Moellers have been selected as the two most promising young scientific leaders in Iowa’s 2011 high school graduating class. At the invitation of Governor Earl Ray Tomblin of West Virginia, they will participate as delegates in the 48th year […]
