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06-28-2008	Cedar Rapids Gazette: Culver creates recovery commission DES MOINES — Gov. Chet Culver used his executive authority Friday to establish a 15-member, bipartisan Rebuild Iowa Commission and a separate office within his administration to guide Iowa’s recovery from a natural disaster he said will rank among the top 10, and possibly the top five, in U.S. history. [ Read More ]
06-25-2008	USA Today: Communities Plan Flood Recovery CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The flood that has muddied or destroyed parts of the Midwest is still making its trek downriver, but already, communities have begun figuring out how to dig out and rebuild. Recovery will mean different things in different places. [ Read More ]
05-30-2008	Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier : Parkersburg residents turn to faith amid life’s troubles PARKERSBURG --- It’s hard to reassure a congregation days after a devastating tornado, let alone with the destruction visible from outside the church windows. [ Read More ]
05-30-2008	Des Moines Register: Iowa snags wind development award The American Wind Energy Association has given Iowa’s economic development agency its 2008 state leadership award. Gov. Chet Culver is expected to receive the award next week in Houston at the world’s largest wind energy conference. [ Read More ]
05-12-2008	Des Moines Register: Culver appoints state agencies to assist Postville community Gov. Chet Culver today appointed a group of state agencies to assist Postville as the community deals with the effects of the raid. [ Read More ]
05-09-2008	Des Moines Register: Culver signs prison construction bill in Fort Madison Fort Madison, Ia. – There was joy in southeast Iowa today as Gov. Chet Culver signed legislation for $250 million in statewide construction projects that includes money for a new, 800-bed maximum security unit at the Iowa State Penitentiary. [ Read More ]
05-07-2008	Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil : Culver: Big day for education It’s a big day for education. That’s how Gov. Chet Culver described Tuesday’s signing of new legislation that will bring millions more for school infrastructure as well as property tax relief. [ Read More ]
05-06-2008	Ft. Dodge Messenger: Culver signs energy bill in Algona ALGONA — Gov. Chet Culver paid a quick visit to Algona Tuesday, touring a local energy facility and signing into law a bill relating to alternative energy efficiency. [ Read More ]
05-06-2008	Quad City Times: Culver signs bills to help vets DES MOINES — Measures meant to improve services for Iowa veterans were signed into law Monday by Gov. Chet Culver. [ Read More ]
05-05-2008	The Daily Iowan: Culver backs wind Iowa Gov. Chet Culver signed legislation on May 1 that attempts to foster greater wind energy use in Iowa. [ Read More ]
04-14-2008	The Daily Iowan: Culver visits Iowa troops in Kosovo Gov. Chet Culver dropped into Kosovo over the weekend, visiting Iowa troops and gaining awareness of the region. [ Read More ]
04-08-2008	Iowa first in wind energy percentage: Iowa first in wind energy percentage Iowa ranks first in the nation in the percentage of wind-generated electricity on its grid, and the state is fourth in total generation capacity, according to the annual report of the American Wind Energy Association. [ Read More ]
03-12-2008	Mt. Vernon-Lisbon Sun : Ramp up for Main Street begins in Mount Vernon Learning last week that the state will be with Mount Vernon “every step of the way,” the community is preparing to begin the work as a new Main Street Iowa community. [ Read More ]
03-11-2008	AP: Culver pushes for community colleges, tech ed DES MOINES (AP) — Gov. Chet Culver said Monday lawmakers need to pass legislation providing millions of dollars for a program that gives high school seniors access to community college credits and a program to push math, science and technology education in schools. [ Read More ]
03-10-2008	Keokuk Gate City Daily : Lt. Governor promotes wellness programs Iowa Gov. Chet Culver and Lt. Gov. Patty Judge toured Iowa Friday to promote several legislative initiatives about health and wellness in Iowa. Judge appeared at the Hoerner YMCA in Keokuk to highlight the Governor’s Wellness Bill, Healthy Kids Act and State Employees Wellness and Disease Management. [ Read More ]
02-26-2008	Quad City Times: Culver releases energy efficiency plan DES MOINES — Gov. Chet Culver issued a three-point plan Monday that he said would improve Iowa’s energy efficiency and use of renewable fuels. [ Read More ]
02-19-2008	Quad City Times: Culver outlines plan to expand insurance DES MOINES — Gov. Chet Culver offered a four-step plan Monday to expand health care options for Iowans that he said would improve access and affordability but would not be as expansive or prescriptive as reforms being contemplated by a legislative panel. [ Read More ]
02-15-2008	Marshalltown Times Republican: Culver announces Iowa Veterans Home expansion Saying a newly-announced expansion of the Iowa Veterans Home represented the fulfillment of one of the state’s unmet needs, Gov. Chet Culver officially announced the project Thursday to a group at the home. [ Read More ]
02-14-2008	Radio Iowa: Governor signs bill into law to help soldiers retain their jobs Governor Chet Culver today approved a new state law identical to the federal law which requires companies to either give returning soldiers their old jobs back or give them a job with the same level of pay as the one they left when called to active duty. [ Read More ]
02-13-2008	Des Moines Register : Culver: Iowa set to become ’Silicon Valley of the Midwest’ Iowa has positioned itself to become the “Silicon Valley of the Midwest,” Gov. Chet Culver said today. Culver pointed to the more than six dozen applications and nearly $190 million in financial requests to the state’s first Power Fund grant process as evidence of Iowa’s economic potential. [ Read More ]
02-12-2008	Iowa Independent : Culver Signs First Major Legislation of New Session Today Iowa Gov. Chet Culver will hold a public ceremony on Tuesday to sign the new allowable growth bill, the first major legislation passed by the legislature this session. The ceremony will be held in Culver’s formal office at the statehouse at 3:30 p.m. [ Read More ]
02-08-2008	Burlington Hawk Eye: Culver gets closer look at early education Gov. Chet Culver got an up-close look at a nationally recognized preschool program Thursday when he visited Messiah Lutheran Preschool in Burlington. [ Read More ]
01-25-2008	Cedar Rapids Gazette: Culver wants Hawk-i for more kids CEDAR RAPIDS — Even as many Iowans worry about affording health insurance, when it comes to children, the state can’t seem to give it away. [ Read More ]
12-14-2007	Mason City Globe Gazette: Culver makes Dec. 7 Heroes Day Have you been a hero lately, helping out a neighbor in need? If so, congratulations on the governor’s proclamation in your honor! In response to a Globe Gazette editorial last week, Gov. Chet Culver proclaimed Dec. 7 as Heroes Day in Iowa, honoring not only Pearl Harbor survivors, military veterans and emergency responders, but regular Iowans who help out when needed. [ Read More ]
11-07-2007	Des Moines Register: Culver wants mandate on renewable energy Gov. Chet Culver called Tuesday on Congress and the presidential candidates to embrace a national standard for generating power from wind turbines and other renewable energy sources. [ Read More ]
11-05-2007	Quad City Times: Report: Cigarette tax discouraging more Iowa smokers More than half of Iowans who stopped smoking this year say the recent increase in the cigarette tax was a factor in their decision, according to a survey released today by anti-smoking groups. [ Read More ]
10-26-2007	Cedar Rapids Gazette: ‘Capitol’ gives Culver favorable reviews Culver , Iowa’s freshman Democratic governor, brought his Capitol for a Day tour to Mount Vernon High School where he discussed his goal of seeing Iowa’s model core curriculum for high schools adopted statewide by 2010. [ Read More ]
10-10-2007	Quad City Times: Wind brings 350 new jobs to Keokuk A manufacturer of towers for wind turbines announced today that it plans to open a plant in Keokuk, bringing 350 jobs and providing a tangible result from Gov. Chet Culver’s recent trade mission to Europe. [ Read More ]
09-07-2007	Quad City Times: Culver: Jobs key to Iowa’s future Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has much to praise about the state’s economy. [ Read More ]
09-07-2007	Muscatine Journal: And preschool for all - Culver visits Durant’s new program Durant Community Schools launched its full-day public preschool program this fall nearly $32,000 from legislation Culver signed earlier this year. The Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program will provide $15 million in each of the next four years to increase opportunities for 4-year-old children to receive a preschool education. [ Read More ]
09-06-2007	KTVO: Capital for the Day Governor Chet Culver and Lt. Governor Patty Judge bring the "Capital for a Day" to Albia. [ Read More ]
08-07-2007	Cedar Rapids Gazette: Capitol matters move to McGregor With a lectern bearing the state seal perched upon a picnic table, Gov. Chet Culver proclaimed Pike’s Peak Shelter House as ‘‘Iowa’s Capitol for a Day’’ on Monday. [ Read More ]
06-15-2007	Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa ranked number 2 in health care The Commonwealth Fund’s State Scorecard, released Wednesday, gave Iowa top grades in access, quality, avoidable hospital use and costs, equity and healthy lives. [ Read More ]