• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Crime / Courts / Governor Vilsack appoints three task forces to deal with minority issues

Governor Vilsack appoints three task forces to deal with minority issues

September 9, 1999 By admin

Governor Vilsack has appointed a task force to examine what he terms adisturbing problem in Iowa’s prison system. Vilsack says one-in-12 blackIowans are under court-order supervision or in prison, while just one-in-110white Iowans are in the same circumstance. Iowa’s numbers rank second justbehind the District of Columbia. He said this cannot continue if we are toprovide a value-added economy. Vilsack has appointed state RepresentativeWayne Ford — Iowa’s only black legislator — to head the task force.Also today, Vilsack created an equal opportunity in employment task force. Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson says one goal is to recruit and retainmore minority workers within state government.And finally, the Governor appointed a task force on targeted smallbusinesses — those owned by women and minorities. Vilsack says it’s in thestate’s self-interest to be welcoming to and supportive of minorities.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Crime / Courts, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Employment and Labor

Featured Stories

Sabertooth tiger skull first evidence of animal in Iowa

Governor hails passage of ‘transformational’ state government reorganization

Economic impact of Iowa casinos tops one billion dollars

State board approves millions in settlement with former Hawkeye football players

Monroe County man dies while serving prison term for killing brother

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Iowa women stun No. 1 South Carolina

Hawkeyes face tall task against No. 1 South Carolina

MLB execs meet with Iowa lawmakers to discuss TV blackouts

No. 25 Iowa baseball opens B1G race

Iowa’s Clark wins Naismith Trophy

More Sports

Archives

Copyright © 2023 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC