Terry Branstad News

Federal officials balked at letting the state collect premiums from Iowa participants who live at or below the poverty line DES MOINES - The federal government's mixed response to Iowa's request for a waiver on the new Iowa Health and Wellness Plan drew mixed reviews from state lawmakers Wednesday.

Gov. Terry Branstad will join state officials and community economic development groups on a trip to New York this week aimed at building the state's relationships with insurance and financial services industry executives.

The Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo continues to violate state laws on seclusion -- one year after being taken to task for unlawfully keeping children in isolation cells for extended periods, disability advocates said Tuesday.

Opponents of the Affordable Care Act tend to suggest expanded coverage resulting from the law's Medicaid expansion somehow doesn't really count as success.

The 2013 legislative session was like a Christmas morning with bicycles and PlayStation 4s and wait, is that a pony? It was quite a haul, legislatively speaking.

All the girls at the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo are being relocated, state officials announced this afternoon.

Self-funded "outsider" Republicans running for major offices are often aligned with the Tea Folk, sometimes out of personal conviction, sometimes because it's easy for them to strike poses without the inconvenience of a voting or governing record.

A central Iowa family is picking up the pieces after a late night fire caused extensive damage to a home they had just moved into.

Gov. Terry Branstad showed off a new effort to get Iowans interested in new technology at his weekly news conference Monday.

Gov. Terry Branstad wants more people in Iowa to know about the benefits of science, technology, engineering and math education.

In this edition of "The Ethanol Report", Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen comments on an Associated Press article about ethanol and the environment Iowa petroleum retailers interested in offering consumers higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel are encouraged to apply for the " Fueling our Future " pilot program to consider ... (more)

Federal officials are holding off on approving a new Iowa health-insurance program for the poor because Gov. Terry Branstad is insisting on charging monthly premiums to the poor, a Democratic legislator said this weekend.

Tyler Olson is one of the candidates running for the position of Iowa Governor. As one of the candidates with the strongest political background, Olson is believed to be one of the front runners in the race to replace current Gov. Terry Branstad.

Concerns over the loose regulation of some home care workers is leading several states to consider bills aimed at increasing oversight and requirements for this workforce.

How deeply will cutting back ethanol and biodiesel blended into the U.S. fuel supply hurt Iowa? Gov. Terry Branstad told Washington, D.C., leaders last week that it could potentially pull Iowa into another farm crisis.

This week Gov. Terry Branstad said the Obama administration's plan to lower the country's ethanol blending mandate makes Iowans feel as if a president they helped elect has turned his back on them.

Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex, as well as upon all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state.

In my previous column I talked about a meeting between a delegation from Toledo and the governor's office regarding the Iowa Juvenile Home .

This week's show features discussion of Cedar Rapids gubernatorial candidate Tyler Olson's announced separation from his wife, a preview of the upcoming legislative session and Gov. Terry Branstad raising money from Texans in the heat of the renewable fuel standard debate.

The University of Iowa Health Alliance announced Friday that it is donating $1 million to a program expected to bring 20 doctors to rural communities across the state where access to convenient medical care has been dwindling.