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1 hr ago | KTIV-TV Sioux City

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad discusses Iowa Health and Wellness Plan

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is on the road this week talking to Iowans about taxes, education, and an issue that's been the center of debate recently, healthcare.

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Related Topix: Iowa, US Governors, Healthcare Law, Law, Sioux City, IA

3 hrs ago | The Des Moines Register

Historic tax cut signed

Gov. Branstad has signed Senate File 295, a bill providing what he calls the biggest tax cut in Iowa history last week.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Tax, Iowa

7 hrs ago | The Gazette

State lawmakers and governor agree: county auditors can audit

One giant, ongoing dispute between the Linn County Board of Supervisors and Linn County Auditor Joel Miller has centered on Miller's assertion that he, as auditor, should be able to investigate the county's bills and transactions.

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Related Topix: Linn County, IA, US Governors

12 hrs ago | PennLive.com

Rubio wants English proficiency required for permanent residency in U.S.; do you?

In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 file photo, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's annual birthday fundraiser in Altoona, Iowa.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US News, US Senate, Republican, US Governors, Altoona, IA

16 hrs ago | The Des Moines Register

Bob Krause says he'll make bid for governor official later this year

Democrat Bob Krause, a longtime transportation policy adviser and advocate for military veterans, intends to make his bid for Iowa governor official later this year.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Grassley, Des Moines, IA, US Governors

17 hrs ago | The Hill

Report: Grassley fundraising for former staffer's Senate bid

Sen. Charles Grassley will attend two fundraisers for his former chief of staff's Senate campaign despite insisting that he's staying neutral in Iowa's contested GOP Senate primary.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Bruce Braley, Tom Harkin, US Senate, US Governors

Yesterday | KCRG

Governor Says Iowa School Start Rules Are Lax

Iowa's law requiring the start of school to occur in the week that includes Sept.

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Related Topix: Iowa, US Governors, Adolescents and Pre-Teens

Mon Jun 17, 2013

The Des Moines Register

Critics, supporters of state professional licensing sound off at forum

Two very different views on occupational licensing were aired Monday evening, at a panel discussion sponsored by the conservative Federalist Society legal group.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Dentistry, West Des Moines, IA

The Gazette

Iowa Gov. Branstad supports Internet sales tax change

Gov. Terry Branstad's support for federal legislation to bolster state efforts to collect sales taxes on Internet sales may land him on the wrong side of a "generational divide" with young voters, opponents of the so-called Marketplace Fairness Act said Monday.

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Related Topix: Iowa, US Governors

The Clarion-Ledger

Failure to expand Medicaid would be costly mistake

The opposition to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act has steadfastly maintained that states cannot afford to expand medical coverage to their uninsured, low-income residents.

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Related Topix: Medicaid, Health, US News, US Governors, Jan Brewer, Health Insurance

KCRG

Branstad to Sign Health Expansion into Law

Gov. Terry Branstad will this week sign legislation that expands low-income health care in Iowa.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Governors, Iowa Government, Iowa

WHO-TV

New Leader: Iowa Dems Pick Scott Brennan

He takes over for Tyler Olson who is rumored to be a potential candidate to run against Terry Branstad for governor in 2014.

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Related Topix: Tom Harkin, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, US Governors

Omaha World-Herald

Terry Branstad to honor area volunteers

Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said "other innocent lives would have been lost" had an Omaha police officer not stopped a shooting suspect Saturday afternoon.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Social Software, Council Bluffs, IA

The Des Moines Register

Renovations planned at Iowa Capitol complex

Construction crews, moving vans and a wrecking ball could be headed soon to the Iowa Capitol complex.

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Related Topix: Des Moines, IA, US Governors, Agriculture, Science

Sun Jun 16, 2013

The Des Moines Register

State leaders to explore privatizing data network

The Iowa Communications Network -- best known to a generation of schoolchildren for its distance-learning hubs in classrooms across the state -- may see its image and function transformed in coming months as state leaders mull its sale or lease to a private company.

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Related Topix: Iowa Government, Iowa, Des Moines, IA, US Governors

The Gazette

Mike Wiser wrote a new blog post: Facing a funding shortage

Road and bridge repair took a hit during the lean times of the recession in Iowa as state coffers ran low and dollars were diverted to more immediate needs.

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Related Topix: Iowa, US Governors, Virginia, Virginia Government

The Gazette

Todd Dorman wrote a new blog post: Will Tyler try to take on Terry?

Sure, Rep. Tyler Olson may get carded if he files papers to run for governor, but that doesn't mean the Cedar Rapids Democrat shouldn't take the plunge.

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Related Topix: US News, US Governors

The Des Moines Register

Letter to Editor: Grassley, Branstad poll results are mystifying

The results lead to the depressing conclusion that a majority of Iowans are comfortable with negative, obstructive behavior and see little useful role for government at the state or federal level, except to provide a favorable climate for business and to enhance the economic status of the very wealthy.

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Related Topix: US Governors, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Grassley, Iowa

The Des Moines Register

The Register's Editorial: It's wrong to use sales or gaming tax on roads

Gov. Terry Branstad recently appeared to take the idea of raising Iowa's gas tax off the table.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Iowa Government, US Governors, Opinion

Fri Jun 14, 2013

KIMT

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signs education reform bill

"In March property taxes are due, and what happens that our slowest part of our income is January, February, and March and so that's always our cash flow crunch that first quarter," said Barber.

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