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NEW YORK – Governor Terry Branstad is in New York City today working to bring jobs and business investment to Iowa. Branstad will be in the Big Apple from Tuesday through Thursday,
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced that Jake Ketzner will serve as the Governor’s Office legislative liaison. Ketzner replaces Adam Gregg, who was appointed as
MASON CITY – The Mason City school board will meet Monday night and determine the next moves on the demolition of Madison School. According to the published agenda, the Board is required
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today applauded the Iowa Board of Regents’ action to freeze undergraduate in-state tuition at the Regent universities for the third-straight year.
WASHINGTON – A California Senator says she is introducing legislation to continue a federal ban on drones. The drones, sometimes called unmanned aerial systems, have been involved in several dozen near-collisions with commercial
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez on Tuesday announced the Honorable Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa as the recipient of the department’s 2014 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Orrin Hatch are seeking details from the Social Security Administration and the Justice Department on Social Security benefits given to suspected ex-Nazis. It’s unclear why
From Senator Amanda Ragan – Senate Democrats are preparing for the 2015 legislative session, which runs January 12 through early May. After the 2014 election, Iowa will continue to have a divided
DES MOINES – Before Joni Ernst goes to Washington, she has to get out of Des Moines. The Office of Governor Terry E. Branstad today announced that United States Senator-elect Joni Ernst
WASHINGTON – The following information was released by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) division of the Department of Homeland Security, spelling out the next steps in implementing President Barack Obama’s
DES MOINES – An Iowa labor group says that the President of the United States took a “long overdue and necessary step towards fixing our broken immigration system” last week when he
DES MOINES – Governor Terry E. Branstad approved on Friday an emergency proclamation suspending the regulatory provisions pertaining to hours of service for drivers of commercial motor vehicles transporting gasoline products. Pipeline
MASON CITY – State senator Amanda Ragan says she sees opportunities to expand Iowa’s middle class and boost the economy through service on 2015 session’s legislative committees. Ragan of Mason City will help shape
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill he supported that would better reflect the service and sacrifice of women in
WASHINGTON – President Obama said Thursday in a nationally-televised speech that America’s immigration system is broken and he would take action until Congress gets around to it. “Our immigration system has been
NIT – Only days after being elected to the U.S. Senate, Joni Ernst is calling out Iran to give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons by the government of Iran. Ernst issued the
WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement today regarding the President’s proposed executive action on immigration: “I’d like to say a few words this morning about President
DES MOINES – The following individuals’ appointments are effective November 20, 2014, unpaid, and are subject to Iowa Senate confirmation in the 2015 legislative session: Health Facilities Council: Kathleen Parris, Audubon Board
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will announce this week an executive order that would prevent the deportation of up to 5 million undocumented immigrants, multiple reports say. The Chicago Tribune reported that
DES MOINES – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) will deliver the featured address at the 2014 Progress Iowa Holiday Party on Tuesday, December 16th at 6:00 pm at the Meadows Events and Conference
DES MOINES – In preparation for the 2015 legislative session which begins on January 12, Democrats and Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives have elected their leaders, and three of them are
DES MOINES – Earlier this week, the Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Advisory Council, in conjunction with Kemin Industries, highlighted the STEM Education Award for Inspired Teaching at the lieutenant
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Republican conference elected the following leadership team for the 114th Session of Congress: Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) as Senate Republican Leader, John Cornyn (R-Texas) as Senate Republican Whip,
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve King released the following statement in reaction to the leaked amnesty details this morning: “This President has been floating the trial balloon on executive amnesty for a
WASHINGTON – Late Tuesday, President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping jointly announced targets to reduce carbon emissions in the post-2020 period. This is the first time ever that China has agreed
DES MOINES – On Sunday, November 9, the new 26-member Democratic majority of the Iowa Senate met to elect their legislative leaders and welcome three newly elected members. The three new elected
WASHINGTON, DC – Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Wednesday sent a letter to Sen. Harry Reid, D-NV, the outgoing Senate Majority Leader, signed by Sens. Mike Crapo, R-ID; Mike Lee, R-UT; Pat Roberts,
WATERLOO – Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley will soon be out of Washington D.C., having given up his seat in the House of Representatives and coming up short against Joni Ernst in the
MASON CITY – All judges who were on the ballot Tuesday who serve the District 2A region in Iowa have been retained. District 2A covers the following counties: Boone County; Bremer County;
MASON CITY – The 2014 elections have come to a close, and Iowa will send its first-ever female to Washington, D.C. as a United States Senator. Joni Ernst Republican Party 567,019 (52.1%)
CERRO GORDO COUNTY – A Democratic insider has revealed to NIT that a fiery local blogger and “political guru” has gotten under the skin of the left-wingers and the party is now
DES MOINES – U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley closes the gap with Republican State Sen. Joni Ernst, leaving the Iowa U.S. Senate race a 47 – 47 percent dead heat, according to a
MASON CITY – The Mason City school board will meet Monday at the Administration Building board room on a number of issues. The board will set a public hearing on a proposal
From Chris Watts of Mason City – Readers of NIT: I’d like to bend your ear for a moment and respond to an article written this week by the Globe’s John Skipper.
DES MOINES – Joni Ernst, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, has been endorsed by former President George H.W. Bush. President Bush said Ernst “is a soldier and independent leader who
DES MOINES – Federal and state officials will be watching the elections in Iowa, and there are plenty of methods to file a complaint about problems at the polls should the need
DES MOINES – Iowa labor union leaders said Wednesday that a campaign program they are running designed to get out the vote is paying off. Ken Sagar, President of the Iowa Federation
DES MOINES – Iowa Republican State Sen. Joni Ernst is inching ahead among likely voters in the U.S. Senate race and now has 49 percent to 45 percent for U.S. Rep. Bruce
MASON CITY – As the 2014 elections reach a fever pitch, Joni Ernst is frantically traveling the state, trying to push ahead of Congressman Bruce Braley in the place the matters most
MASON CITY – Independent U.S. Senate candidate Rick Stewart stopped in Mason City Friday as part of his second tour of the state, promoting his platform and looking for support. Stewart is