Tom Harkin News

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has awarded $142,166 to the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque.

More than $1.2 million has been awarded to Iowa City under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships programs, Sen.

Senator Tom Harkin announced today that the Judicial Conference of the U.S. Courts Executive Committee unanimously agreed to give the Cedar Rapids Courthouse elevated priority for construction.

As you no doubt know, the Senate last week voted to confirm Gen. David Petraeus -- slandered less than a year ago by MoveOn.org as "Gen. Betray Us" -- by a 95 to 2 vote.

Sen. Tom Harkin said Thursday he soon will ask fellow appropriators to approve full funding to replace the flood-damaged federal courthouse in Cedar Rapids.

Four years after agreeing to a long list of court-ordered reforms, a state institution for some of Iowa's most profoundly disabled children and adults is still failing to meet minimum health and safety ...

WASHINGTON, July 9 IA-dom-violence-funds WASHINGTON , /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Advocates from across the country and Iowa recognize Senator Tom Harkin , Chairman of the Labor, Health and Human Services, ...

Associated Press - July 9, 2008 5:24 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa - In a year that many think will favor the Democrats, Iowa Republicans acknowledge their efforts also could be hurt by the lack of a big-name ...

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Ia., said today that he's finagled another $2 million for rebuilding levees near the Birdland Park and Central Place neighborhoods on the north side of Des Moines - bringing the total federal ...

Sen. Tom Harkin says he has secured $$3 million for levee work in the Des Moines area.

The federal government will allow livestock to graze on thousands of acres of land set aside for conservation as a part of its response to record flooding in the Midwest.

Iowa Central Community College is a vital component of the economic growth strategy for north central Iowa.

New financial aid perks for college students kicked in Tuesday. 'This relief for Iowa students and their families could not have come at a better time,' said U.S. Sen.

This may come as a surprise or even a shock to some, but I agree somewhat with Mr.

Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, says USDA should allow flexibility in implementing the rules affecting payments and eligibility for assistance for losses experienced in the ...

The only obstacle between Barack Obama and the presidency is the mountain of smears that will no doubt come his way.

Gov. Chet Culver's exhaustive work as responder-in-chief after Iowa's worst natural disaster apparently washed away any residue of intraparty ill will over his recent veto of labor-friendly legislation at ...

Ellen Huntoon, an assistant for U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, discussed multiple aspects of the recently passed federal farm bill with a group at the Congregational United Church of Christ on Sunday night.

It is official: Windsor Heights 50324. Not as catchy at Beverly Hills 90210, but the Des Moines suburb of less than 5,000 now has its own ZIP code after 10 years of prodding the U.S. Postal Service.

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