A state senator who was Governor Kim Reynolds’ budget director is exploring a run for governor. “I want to listen to Iowans. I want to see if the support is there and understand what issues are important and then make a decision,” Mike Bousselot of...
The Iowa Senate Education Committee has approved a bill that would change Iowa’s limitation on when public and private schools can start in the fall. Current law says August 23 is the earliest schools may start. It was set a decade ago at the urging of...
Today is former Governor Terry Branstad’s last day as president of the World Food Prize. “I intend to still be involved as a volunteer and I want to do what I can to help,” Branstad said during a recent Radio Iowa interview. Branstad said one of his...
Two former Iowa governors are meeting for lunch today to discuss the past and the future of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize. Democrat Tom Vilsack, who served two terms as Iowa’s governor, will become the organization’s CEO on March 1. Republican...
Former Governor Terry Branstad is urging legislators to pass a bill that would establish a “School of Intellectual Freedom” at the University of Iowa. “The future of our country is dependent on citizens that are well informed and celebrate the...
