by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 20, 2021 | News, Politics & Government
An Iowan who served nearly three years in the Trump Administration is heading home. Bill Northey resigned as Iowa Ag Secretary in March of 2018 to become Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “It’ll be...
by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 11, 2020 | News, Politics & Government
President-elect Joe Biden says he had to do a bit of persuading to convince former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack to agree to serve again as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Biden introduced Vilsack and four other members of his domestic policy team today, three of whom...
by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 8, 2020 | News, Politics & Government
It appears Tom Vilsack may serve longer as the nation’s ag secretary than he did as Iowa’s governor. Several national media outlets are reporting Vilsack is Joe Biden’s choice to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Vilsack served as ag secretary...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Sep 2, 2020 | News
Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has some advice for current Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue, who is scheduled to visit Iowa tomorrow. “First and foremost Secretary Perdue obviously needs to visit a farm. He needs to talk to farmers and he also needs to...
by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 3, 2020 | News, Politics & Government
Three GOP members of a key committee say they plan to block state regulators from expanding their authority to turn over private property for wind energy developments. Some Iowa counties have passed local zoning ordinances restricting where wind turbines may be...