Terry Branstad News

For the second time in as many weeks a poll is showing the race for governor in Iowa is currently a single digit affair.

Gov. Terry Branstad says 26 counties Iowa counties will receive federal disaster support to deal with damage from severe weather in June.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during fundraiser for Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, Thursday, July 17, 2014, in Davenport, Iowa.

A few days after Iowa's governor was spotlighted on MSNBC for declaring undocumented children from Central America unwelcome in his state, "Meet the Press" highlighted one Iowa city's plan to welcome them.

After protesters shouting "Go Home" turned back busloads of immigrant mothers and children in Murrieta, Calif., a furious Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Roman Catholic archbishop of New York, sat down at his notepad and drafted a blog post detailing his shame at the episode, writing, "It was un-American; it was un-biblical; it was inhumane."

Senator Charles Grassley says 139 children who illegally crossed into the U.S. have been relocated to Iowa.

A skycap pushed Benton Mackenzie's wheelchair through the crowd of travelers at Portland International Airport, some glad to escape Portland on a rainy summer day and others just happy to be back home.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch criticized Gov. Terry Branstad on Monday for giving up a $1 million solar energy grant, saying the governor is letting powerful utility companies write his energy policy.

The Iowa criminal investigator fired after reporting Gov. Terry Branstad's speeding SUV appeared in court Wednesday over his wrongful dismissal lawsuit.

The veteran Iowa criminal investigator fired after reporting Gov. Terry Branstad's speeding SUV appeared in court over his wrongful dismissal lawsuit.

That's how the governor likes his eggs - which are part of his breakfast diet one or two days a week, he says.

More than 100 children who entered the country illegally and alone were sent to Iowa in the first half of the year, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday.

Governor says he and his staff are still studying last week's Supreme Court ruling on juvenile sentencing.

This week is Water and Wastewater Workers of Iowa week, a time set aside for cities and towns to honor those workers for their role in keeping Iowa and the environment safe and healthy.

Democrat Jack Hatch has just $183,000 in the bank for his campaign for governor, putting him at an extreme disadvantage against Republican Gov. Terry Branstad, who has amassed $4 million.

The Republican Party of Iowa hired three staffers for its communications team as it makes a play for the state's open Senate seat - a crucial race in the GOP's quest for the Senate majority.

Two Republicans...3rd District Congressional candidate David Young and GOP incumpent Gov. Terry Branstad...traveled through the eastern portion of the 3rd congressional district Monday to build support.

Iowa's leaders have varied positions about whether the state should bring in some of the tens of thousands of undocumented children waiting to find out if they can stay in the United States.

Immigration is a complex problem. So is the long-term question of how the United States should handle the influx of tens of thousands of children from Central America.

Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch says Gov. Terry Branstad's decision to return a $1 million solar energy grant shows that utility companies are calling the shots in his administration.