Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is retiring from his latest post as president of the World Food Prize. Branstad, the nation’s longest serving governor, resigned in 2017 to serve as U.S. Ambassador to China. He left that post in September of 2020 and, in...
Governor Kim Reynolds says it’s more than likely she’ll decide who to pick as Iowa’s next lieutenant governor after the November election. “We want to get it right not only for the team, but for Iowans,” Reynolds said this afternoon,...
Two scientist who played key roles in creating a world seed vault are the winners of the 2024 World Food Prize. World Food Prize Foundation president Terry Branstad today announced Geoffrey Hawtin of the United Kingdom and Cary Fowler of the United States as the...
Two Republican presidential candidates appeared this morning at an annual event that was a flashpoint in the 2016 Iowa Caucus campaign. Eight years ago at the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit, then-Governor Terry Branstad announced he did not want Texas Senator Ted Cruz to...
The Iowa Supreme Court says a law allowing for additional damages for whistleblowers cannot retroactively apply to a fired DCI agent. Larry Hedlund reported in 2013 an SUV he said was going 90 miles an hour on Highway 20. The SUV turned out to be carrying former...
