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House Approves $60 Million Savings Plan

House Approves $60 Million Savings Plan

The Iowa House has approved a plan to save the state $60 million with in the next year and help balance the state budget. “In these tough budget times, I’m glad we’re taking action to find savings and provide services to Iowans more efficiently.  The plan we approved [Read More]

Transparency & Open Government

Transparency & Open Government

On a 96-3 vote, the Iowa House of Representatives approved a new initiative today to improve transparency and give Iowans easier access to state budget information. “Iowans should have easy access to information about the state budget available 24 hours a day. The bill we [Read More]

Member Profile: Marcella Frevert

Member Profile: Marcella Frevert

Marcie Frevert is serving her sixth term in the Iowa House. She is Chair of the Administrative Rules Review Committee. She also serves on the Agriculture, Environmental Protection, and Ways and Means committees, as well as the Education Appropriations Subcommittee. She is [Read More]

Speaker Murphy Appoints Committee Chairs; Assigns Committees

Speaker Murphy Appoints Committee Chairs;  Assigns Committees

House Speaker Pat Murphy, D-Dubuque, appointed committee chairs and made committee assignments for the 83rd General Assembly, which starts on January 12, 2009. “We’ve put together a solid team with expertise on issues ranging from jobs to education to health care. We [Read More]

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Iowa Noted for Low Unemployment Rate

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

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

‘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]

Iowa ACT Scores #2 in the Nation

Iowa ACT Scores #2 in the Nation

Once again Iowa’s graduating high school students ranked number two in the nation after the state of Minnesota. [Read More]

Des Moines Ranked 7th Best City for the Next Decade

Des Moines Ranked 7th Best City for the Next Decade

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