Thursday September 2nd 2010

‘Public Safety’ Archives

New “Curb It-Click It” Campaign for Safe Roads

New “Curb It-Click It” Campaign for Safe Roads

Jointly with the Governor’s Office, the Departments of Transportation and Public Safety launched the “Curb It-Click It” campaign in an effort to make Iowa’s roads safer. This campaign comes as a result of two bills passed by the Legislature: banning texting while [Read More]

New Program to Help Domestic Violence Victims

New Program to Help Domestic Violence Victims

In a continued effort to protect victims of domestic violence,  The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been chosen to participate in a ground-breaking two-year violence prevention initiative. Project Connect: A Coordinated Public Health Initiative to Prevent [Read More]

Governor Culver Signs Bill Standardizing Weopon Permit Process

Governor Culver Signs Bill Standardizing Weopon Permit Process

Governor Chet Culver today signed into law Senate File 2379, legislation that standardizes the weapon permit process across Iowa. Iowa has historically been a “may issue” state, meaning that decisions on whether to issue an individual a permit to carry a [Read More]

Governor Signs Texting While Driving Ban

Governor Signs Texting While Driving Ban

Iowa Governor Chet Culver Thursday signed a ban on text messaging while driving that was co-authored by State Representative Curt Hanson of Fairfield. “After teaching students about responsibility and respect on our roadways for over 40 years, I’m proud that our plan to [Read More]

Iowa House passes bill to protect victims of domestic violence

Iowa House passes bill to protect victims of domestic violence

In an effort to protect victims of domestic violence, the Iowa House today approved a bill to prevent persons who are the subject of a protective order or convicted of domestic abuse from owning a gun. “It’s essential that we do all we can to support and protect victims [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]