Thursday September 2nd 2010

Recent News

Iowa Noted for Low Unemployment Rate

Yahoo Finance recently released the top ten states with low unemployment rates. Iowa showed up at number 10 on that [Read More]

Curt Hanson Day

One year ago today, House Democrats and Curt Hanson won a surprise victory against the House Republicans and Stephen [Read More]

‘Iowans Helping Iowans’ Program Offered State’s Flood Victims

A new “Iowans Helping Iowans” flood assistance program was rolled out today. The program is meant to help families [Read More]

Budget

Efficiency Efforts Save Taxpayers $300 Million

A newly released report says actions taken by the Legislature to make state government more efficient will save Iowa taxpayers $300 million over the next two years. The [Read More]

Jobs & Economy

Iowa Noted for Low Unemployment Rate

Yahoo Finance recently released the top ten states with low unemployment rates. Iowa [Read More]

Des Moines Ranked 7th Best City for the Next Decade

Kiplinger Magazine named Des Moines seventh in the 10 Best Cities for the Next [Read More]

Small Business Support Program Launched

In another effort to create good-paying jobs, the new Iowa Small Business Loan Program [Read More]

Health Care

Iowa’s Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans Available

HIPIowa-FED, a new health insurance pool in Iowa, that will accept uninsured Iowans who have pre-existing health conditions, is now accepting applications. The pool offers [Read More]

Education

Iowa ACT Scores #2 in the Nation

Once again Iowa’s graduating high school students ranked number two in the nation [Read More]

Iowa: A Great Place to Raise Kids

According to a new Kids Count survey, Iowa is the 6th best place to raise kids in [Read More]

National Model to Boost Student Achievement Under Review

Three years after the Legislature raised standards in schools to boost student [Read More]