Terry Branstad News

Unemployment in Tama County stood at 7.9 percent in February, essentially the same rate as January and just slightly higher than the February, 2013 rates.

Supporters who want to see Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds re-elected in the Nov. 4 general election gathered on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the Sailors and Soldiers Monument near the State Capitol building in Des Moines to launch the "Veterans for Branstad-Reynolds" coalition that has more than 250 members in all 99 Iowa counties.

Dick Rattray and Craig Baumbach found themselves standing on a stage, doing what people often do in an election year, by becoming human props.

The federal government has placed as many as 30,000 minors who have crossed the border illegally with sponsors across the country, spurring a wide range of reactions from governors, many of whom are up for re-election this fall.

The federal government has placed as many as 30,000 minors who have crossed the border illegally with sponsors across the country, spurring a wide range of reactions from governors, many of whom are up for re-election this fall.

Governor Terry Branstad signed a letter on Tuesday to be delivered to President Obama requesting a Presidential Disaster Declaration for 22 Iowa counties where significant damage was sustained from severe weather that occurred between June 26 and July 7, 2014.

JULY 17: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at 'An Evening at the Fair' event with Scott County Republicans in the Starlight Ballroom at The Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds on July 17, 2014 in Davenport, Iowa.

FINAL PREPARATIONS ARE BEING COMPLETED FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF SIOUX CITY'S HARD ROCK HOTEL AND CASINO THIS FRIDAY EVENING.

Governor Terry Branstad says the state is responding after learning of Tyson's decision to close its plant in Cherokee.

State Auditor Mary Mosiman says Gov. Terry Branstad plans to spend more than the state takes in this fiscal year.

A group that wants to reopen the Iowa Juvenile Home, which was closed by Gov. Terry Branstad earlier this year, is floating the idea of using the facility in Toledo to house unaccompanied immigrant children.

Hatch says Gov. Branstad decided the location of the three debates without his input.

Gov. Terry Branstad says a team of state workers from Iowa Workforce Development will head to Cherokee to help hundreds of workers losing their jobs when the Tyson Foods chicken processing plant closes in September.

That was Gov. Terry Branstad in 2011. Branstad said he believed alternative energy development could be the key to bringing to fruition two of the governor's main goals: Bringing 200,000 jobs to Iowa by 2016 and increasing family income by 25 percent.

The Des Moines Register says the Woodland Terrace facility in Waverly was cited but not fined on May 13 for problems that included a food-preparation area that was littered with dust, debris and discarded food.

The Des Moines Register says the Woodland Terrace facility in Waverly was cited but not fined on May 13 for problems that included a food-preparation area that was littered with dust, debris and discarded food.

IOWA LEADERS CALL FOR EPA ACTION TO RESTORE A ROBUST RFS Jul. 28, 2014 Source: Office of Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad news release Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt.

Governor Terry E. Branstad received word today that President Barack Obama approved his request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for 26 counties impacted by severe weather in June.

A narrowly focused medical marijuana law just took effect in Iowa, but advocates are already looking to see how they can expand access to the drug for the chronically ill.

Once a farm kid, always a farm kid. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad toured the Des Moines County Fair Saturday afternoon, and he ... Michael Noble Jr./The Hawk Eye Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad visits the Des Moines County Fair and greets Larry Darbyshire Saturday at the fairgrounds in West Burlington.