Chet Culver News

Gov. Chet Culver will have two campaign veterans with long-standing ties to Iowa politics advising him as he looks ahead to seeking re-election next year, the Democrat announced Thursday.

Gov. Chet Culver has put the breaks on remedies to a tax glitch that could force some Iowans to refund hundreds of dollars in tax breaks back to the state.

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver discusses the Iowa 32/Southwest Arterial Project and other I-JOBS projects at Straka Johnson Architects on Digital Drive in Dubuque on Tuesday.

Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley says he will "aggressively explore'' a bid for the Republican nomination for governor.

Compliance with Iowa's Smokefree Air Act is high among businesses during the law's first year.

Sarah Palin's impending resignation. The Republican governor from the 49th state will have served Alaska for about 30 months by the time she steps down later this month.

Iowa could end the 2009 fiscal year with $161 million less in net revenues than lawmakers expected when they finalized the budget at the end of this year's legislative session, according to estimates by the non-partisan Legislative Services Agency.

Republicans are not being honest with Iowans about the state of the budget and have chosen to play politics instead of working to overcome challenging economic realities, Gov.

A scary reality loomed over Iowa's fiscal health today as financial leaders and politicians argued about the depth of a budget shortfall for the fiscal year they wrapped up this week.

Cedar Rapids businessman and flood recovery leader Christian Fong has entered the race for governor, calling for new leadership to restore the Iowa dream.

The state ended its budget year with tax revenues about $165 million less than expected.

A full eighteen months out from Iowa's 2010 gubernatorial race and gay marriage is already taking center stage in the race for the governor's office.

Following are some of the Judiciary bills that were signed into law by Gov. Chet Culver and will become effective Wednesday: Dependent Adult Protections - SF 438 amends the definition of sexual exploitation of a dependent adult to include the transmission, display, taking of electronic images of the unclothed private areas of a dependent adult by a ...

Economists warn Iowa will most likely endure another two years of revenue and employment slumps based on past economic statistics, despite the state's ability to buffer the harsher effects of the national recession.

Cedar Rapids Gazette SAC CITY -- Four competing GOP candidates invaded Sac County Saturday with a unified goal -- to sack Democratic Gov.

The earliest stirrings of the 2010 race for Iowa governor are beginning to ripple across the state, forming patterns nearly as predictable and no more substantial than pebbles tossed in a lake.

Most of the nation's governors were willing - even eager - to prove they were on the job after revelations that South Carolina Gov.

Nothing seems to stop Gov. Chet Culver from campaigning, even winning election. To some extent, the first-term Democratic governor never stopped campaigning after his 2006 victory.

Wading into a contentious debate being waged within the Republican Party of Iowa, Mississippi Gov.

ATLANTIC, Iowa - Ann McCurdy said she was thrilled Wednesday to see a passenger train parked at the city's former Rock Island depot.