Culver calls for tax break review in wake of film fiasco

By Jason Clayworth, The Des Moines Register

Gov. Chet Culver ordered a review Thursday of 30 state tax credit incentives in the wake of a criminal probe into Iowa's film program, a dire budget forecast and an explosion in the tax breaks' costs.
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Culver -- It's time for school reform

By Staci Hupp, The Des Moines Register

Gov. Chet Culver said today that Iowa will go after up to $175 million in federal money for schools, but there are strings attached: Schools in Iowa must change.
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Culver delivers sober message on school money

By Charlotte Eby, Quad-City Times

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver delivered a somber budget lesson to school board members from across the state Thursday, but argued financial constraints offer a historic opportunity for reforms. Read More

3rd-quarter foreclosure rate nears 10% in Iowa

By Donnelle Eller, The Des Moines Register

The lingering recession pushed Iowa's foreclosure rate for all loans to 2.65 percent and mortgages 30 days or more past due to 6.92 percent, a report from Mortgage Bankers Association showed Thursday. Read More

$1.1 million award helps Iowa train for green jobs

By Philip Brasher, The Des Moines Register

The state has been awarded $1.1 million by the Labor Department to study the state's supply and demand for labor in alternative energy and other sectors. Read More

Iowa grand jury indicts Minnesota man on animal terrorism charge

By Michael J. Crumb, The Associated Press, Sioux City Journal

A Minneapolis man has been indicted on animal terrorism charges in Iowa, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. Read More

New Postville packer gets state assistance

By Donnelle Eller, The Des Moines Register

The new owners of the former Agriprocessors in Postville received $600,000 in state assistance Thursday for a $15 million proposal to expand and modernize the kosher beef and poultry packing plant. Read More

Iowa City stem cell company gets state grant

By Staff and Wire Reports, The Des Moines Register

Cellular Engineering Technologies of Iowa City received $50,000 from the state Thursday to develop a more efficient technology platform to make adult stem cells for use in medical research, drug development and clinical therapy. Read More

Harkins supports plan to move detainees to Illinois prison

By James Q. Lynch, Sioux City Journal

The Iowa Democrat told reporters Thursday he has to learn more about the proposal and the maximum security prison at Thomson, Ill., but sees no reason to oppose it. Read More

Branstad -- Iowa Poll encouraging

By Tom Beaumont, The Des Moines Register

Former Gov. Terry Branstad said Iowa voters' early preference of him over Gov. Chet Culver is helping his fundraising as the longtime Republican governor begins cranking up his campaign operation. Read More

Gov. Chet Culver (D)
Elected: November 2006
Term expires: January 2011

	State capital: Des Moines
	State nickname: The Hawkeye State
	Lt. Gov. Patty Judge (D)
	Secretary of State Michael Mauro (D)
	Attorney General Tom Miller (D)
	Senate President: John P. "Jack" Kibbie (D)
	House Speaker: Pat Murphy (D)

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