Tom Harkin News

Gov. Chet Culver has hired a new chief of staff. Culver named John Frew as his chief of staff on Thursday.

Kevin Concannon got few questions from members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee at his confirmation hearing to be the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin says Iowa will receive $460,525 in U.S. Department of Transportation funds to determine the needs of municipal airports around the state, Harkin said it must be determined how to have the best airports within the limited funding that is available, adding the studies will help achieve that mission for Iowa airports.

Oh, the burdens of a Democratic supermajority. After eight months in limbo, Al Franken is poised to be sworn in as the 60th Democratic senator - cause for celebration among party activists, the lefty blogosphere and his fellow Democrats planning to give him a hero's welcome at Tuesday's caucus lunch.

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution apologizing for slavery and the period of lynching, legalized racism, disenfranchisement and segregation that followed known as Jim Crow.

By Daren Sukhram Story Created: Jul 1, 2009 at 2:35 PM CDT Story Updated: Jul 1, 2009 at 2:35 PM CDT WASHINGTON - Senator Tom Harkin Wednesday praised the Department of Labor for granting Iowa Workforce Development $11,646,300 to create an additional 641 temporary jobs for eligible dislocated workers to continue the clean-up and recovery efforts at ...

We have some tips to keep you safe on the water this Fourth of July. Police continue work on cat case Iowa corn crop Heat blamed for road repairs By Ashley Smith Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 1:09 PM Pavement repair crews are working to fix bumps in the road caused by the heat.

Senator Tom Harkin announced today that over $47,019,240 million has been awarded to Davenport, Dubuque, Iowa City, and Waterloo under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships programs.

A spokesman says Minnesota Sen.-elect Al Franken will be the featured speaker at Sen.

A full eighteen months out from Iowa's 2010 gubernatorial race and gay marriage is already taking center stage in the race for the governor's office.

Ag producers learned an important lesson through the use of farm toys. Cities could get cash Canning makes a comeback River Hills picks up big federal grant Monday, June 29, 2009 at 12:43 PM Senator Tom Harkin announced today that $8,074,050 in federal grant funding for construction and equipment will be distributed among Iowaa s 13 Community ...

If you live in New York City, calorie posting on chain restaurant menus has become commonplace and expected.

Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, is marked as the African-American Emancipation Day, the day that all slaves were declared free two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

A question many on Capitol Hill are asking today after watching last nighta TMs ABC News "Prescription for America" health care discussion: Is President Obama preparing to dismiss whatever price tag the Congressional Budget Office eventually places on the final draft of the congressional Democratsa TM health care reform proposal? The reason ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. : As battle lines are drawn on Capitol Hill in the coming fight over federal health-care reform, Rep.

Faced with an array of menu choices, restaurant patrons soon could have something else to consider -- calories.

Radio host for former San Diego Mayor Roger Hedgecock says if reparations for slavery are to be paid, they should be paid by Democrats : The U.S. Senate voted unanimously last week to adopt a resolution apologizing for slavery.

Susan Walsh/The Associated Press Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., second from right, talks to Sen.

Democrats seemed disorganized and shocked as financial analysts slapped surprisingly high price tags on their plans.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Robert Slate on 2009-06-17.   As the battle over health care reform heats up on Capitol Hill, Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut was given special recognition for its role in building a plan for reform.