Terry Branstad News

The re-election campaign of Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday it is hiring Tommy Schultz, a Republican political operative with no prior experience in Iowa, as its communications director.

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 Americans United for Change is echoing Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Iowa Senator Tom Harkin along with the rest of the Iowa congressional delegation for the EPA to hold a ... (more)

In contrast with a strengthening consensus among Iowa scientists, the state's political leaders remain divided along party lines about the role of human activity in climate change.

The Iowa Juvenile Home / State Training School for Girls campus in Toledo on Monday, Dec. 9 after closing of the facility was announced.

Editor's Note: A copy of a letter Toledo resident and Iowa Juvenile Home employee Allison Graham write to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad was provided to The Chronicle by Graham for the Letters to the Editor section.

Release Detail - December 17, 2013 - Iowa Gov's Approval, Reelection Prospects Improve, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Christie Tops Clinton By 5 Points In 2016 Race - Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's reelection prospects are improving as voters approve 58 - 32 percent of the job he is doing

A Des Moines woman is telling her story in hopes it will save the Iowa Juvenile Home.

U.S. Rep. Tom Latham announced Tuesday he won't seek re-election in 2014, creating a potentially competitive race for a seat that likely would have favored the 10-term Iowa Republican.

Sen. Chuck Grassley will meet this week with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy to try to persuade her to back down from plans to reduce the amount of ethanol required to be blended into the fuel supply next year.

After 18 months and repeated insistence by top officials that voter fraud is rampant, Iowa's voter fraud investigation has essentially gone nowhere.

Gov. Terry Branstad appears to have received a double-barreled shot of Christmas cheer with the release of a pair of polls indicating his re-election prospects are strong and improving.

A second survey of Iowans released this week shows Gov. Terry Branstad in strong position as he considers running for a sixth term.

A security firm and the Des Moines area's largest private employer are the first companies to consider applying for Home Base Iowa Businesses designations, labeling them as employers with open positions for military veterans.

Dozens showed up to the State Capitol Monday night and let Governor Branstad know exactly how they feel about next fiscal year's budget.

A decision has been made about the juvenile home in Toldeo. Or has it? Amanda Lewis joins us with our top story.

Gov. Terry Branstad got a broad range of positive and critical observations about the direction of Iowa's financial policies and how the state show prioritize its resources in the upcoming year during Monday's hour-long public hearing on the fiscal 2015 budget.

Vice President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China meets Iowa Gov. Terry Brandstad, his wife Chris Branstad, along with old friends and dignitaries at the home of Sarah and Roger Lande, in Muscatine, Iowa, in February 2012.

DES MOINES, Iowa - The recent revelation that a Chinese national involved in a corporate agriculture espionage plot attended a 2012 state dinner in Iowa under an assumed name has heightened the need for safety and security among state officials, Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday.

A single blade for the wind turbines ordered by MidAmerican Energy weighs about 10 tons.

Officials at MidAmerican Energy Co. and the state of Iowa are set to make a major announcement regarding a new wind energy development.