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    Iowa byways website and tour guide

    Create an Iowa adventure with the Iowa byways interactive website. It’s got all kinds of information on Iowa’s nationally recognized byways, including route descriptions and history, contact information, and listings of local events, attractions and travel services. You can plan, map and share your trip, save notes or even send an e-postcard. See what the [...]

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    Iowa Launches Healthy & Happy Outdoors

    Healthy & Happy Outdoors—also known as  H2O—is a new initiative to connect Iowans with the outdoors to reduce stress and improve health. Go to www.iowadnr.gov/h2o and find more than 30 types of outdoor activities at over 1,600 state and county parks and recreation areas. Each time you complete an outdoor activity, you can have your [...]

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    Honoring fallen soldiers and veterans this Memorial Day

    Monday, May 27, is Memorial Day. It is a time to remember the fallen soldiers who bravely served our country and the veterans among us who’ve sacrificed for our freedom. Military service is a life-changing event. That’s why supporting our veterans, service members and their families is a fundamental responsibility we all share. While the [...]

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    5 efforts worth fighting for to expand middle class

    The 2013 Legislature is in overtime. While the Iowa House and Senate have agreed on how much to spend, we still need to hammer out the final details of a balanced state budget that makes smart investments in Iowa’s future. The path to a dynamic economy is to strengthen and grow Iowa’s middle class. To [...]

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    New State Auditor should investigate Secretary of State’s use of federal funds

    Auditor should step in because federal agency has turned into ‘toothless tiger’ DES MOINES – A State Senator today formally requested that Iowa’s new State Auditor conduct a thorough audit of Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz’s misuse of federal funding for his high-profile voter purge campaign. In a letter sent this morning to newly [...]

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    Making court services more accessible to Iowans

    Chief Justice Mark Cady said in his State of the Judiciary address in January that “Iowans expect their government to operate a full-time, full-service and efficient court system.” The Legislature is working to provide that full-time access to justice with court funding in the Judicial Branch Budget. Senate File 442, approved with strong bipartisan support, [...]

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  • Solving crimes, exonerating the innocent
  • Recognizing the hard work of Iowa nurses
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  • Senate offers Health Care Compromise
  • (VIDEO) Hearing raised serious issues that could negatively impact Iowa veterans
  • Say ‘thanks’ to a teacher who is special to you
  • New hunter education course for adults begins July 1
  • Iowa One Call reminds residents to call before digging
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