BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gov. Chet Culver has said he did not know about problems with the Iowa Film Office’s tax credits program until mid-September. But e-mails obtained under Iowa’s public records law show his staff and other top officials in state government received an urgent letter about “irresponsible spending” in early August. “It is critical [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
If you thought that Governor Culver was clueless, wait till you read what Lt. Governor Patty Judge told the Omaha World Herald. No timetable has been established for when — or if — Iowa Gov. Chet Culver announces a re-election campaign, Lt. Gov. Patty Judge said Wednesday. [...]
MyDD (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Iowa Governor Chet Culver's campaign started running its second television commercial yesterday: Like the commercial Culver ran last month , this ad emphasizes that the governor cut spending and his own salary in order to balance the state budget during this recession without raising taxes. I think the ad is well-crafted in terms of script and visuals, but like Bleeding Heartland...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
From the Rants campaign: Lt. Governor Patty Judge will pay a visit to my legislative district this week, and she’ll be bringing a big check… a $250,000 grant will be awarded to the City of Sgt. Bluff to help pay for renovations to the city hall. It is part of Culver’s [...]
Iowa Independent (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Gov. Chet Culver’s re-election campaign announced Tuesday it was launching its second television advertisement. The ad will air in the Des Moines and Cedar Rapids markets as well as some cable around the state. It is titled “Stronger Than Ever” and focuses on the governor’s response to last year’s flooding and to the state’s economic downturn. “The...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
While you're waiting for tonight's election returns, check out the television commercial Governor Chet Culver's campaign launched today: Like the commercial Culver ran last month , this ad emphasizes that the governor cut spending and his own salary in order to balance the state budget during this recession without raising taxes.' [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Governor Chet Culver's campaign is out with its second tv ad. One thing I noticed in this ad, which, much like the first ad, tauts Culver's decision-making during this time of nearly unprecedented crisis, is that it refers to him as "Chet". Will the "Big Lug" also make a return [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
A spokesman for Iowa Gov. Chet Culver is heading to a new job at the state’s education department and the economic development spokeswoman who had to deal with reporters’ questions on the film tax credit scandal will now speak for Culver. Culver spokesman Phil Roeder, whose official title is deputy chief [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Gov. Chet Culver ’s re-election campaign announced Tuesday it was launching its second television advertisement. The ad will air in the Des Moines and Cedar Rapids markets as well as some cable around the state. It is titled “Stronger Than Ever” and focuses on the governor’s response to last year’s flooding [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
A planned shindig Wednesday in Sergeant Bluff where Lt. Gov. Patty Judge will give out $250,000 is “insanity,” Rep. Christopher Rants, R-Sioux City said today. Judge will help present the city with the money, which is part of Gov. Chet Culver’s $830 million I-JOBS program to help [...]
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver says $150 million in federal funds will be made available for the purchase of 1,352 homes damaged in last year's floods. The funding is part of the $516.7 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds announced... Iowa - Chet Culver - Community Development Block Grant - Business - Investing
Sify (Free subscription) | yesterday
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver says $150 million in federal funds will be made available for the purchase of 1,352 homes damaged in last year's floods.
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
State Rep. Christopher Rants of Sioux City said he would put his focus on curbing property taxes, the exact opposite of the focus of Gov. Chet Culver, he said. Every Iowan will pay more property taxes because of the actions of the governor, he said. He told a story that he described [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
State Rep. Rod Roberts of Carroll noted that there’s a big field of GOP candidates running for governor, and he said each would be an improvement over Democratic Gov. Chet Culver. Roberts, a five-term House member, spoke of the need for limited government. When he has run for the House, he said [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gov. Chet Culver’s goal of making a decision on hundreds of state employee layoffs passed on Friday without any action, and an aide said it could be weeks before anything is determined. Republican legislative leaders responded by criticizing Culver for a failure of leadership. Further delays will only worsen the impact [...]
