Chet Culver News

A new push to tie teacher evaluations to student test scores in Iowa received high marks from some school leaders Friday, if not from teachers.

Vice President Joe Biden today will try to inspire Iowa Democrats with less than a year until the 2010 elections when he speaks in Des Moines.

Recent Iowa Poll results showing Iowans prefer former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad to Gov.

Iowa educators should expect scaled-back budgets for the foreseeable future, with little hope of increased tax revenue, Gov.

A Des Moines Register poll shows that Gov. Chet Culver is at risk of being a one-term governor in a state that has re-elected every governor -- often multiple times -- since four-year terms were approved in 1972.

The Associated Press DES MOINES -- The head of Iowa's largest state worker union said Tuesday he will push for early-retirement incentives to encourage thousands of workers to leave state government and help cut costs amid continuing budget problems.

An aide to Iowa Governor Chet Culver says the governor completed his first triathlon last weekend and lost 25 pounds while training for the event.

As GOP gubernatorial hopefuls try to draw distinctions from their Republican rivals, the Iowa Democratic Party continues to co-opt their critiques with the hope of weakening potential challengers to incumbent Gov.

Conservative leaders have promised to make gay marriage a central issue in next year's legislative elections and governor's race, and they're considering a push to oust the Iowa Supreme Court justices whose ruling legalized same-sex unions.

Chip Shields Iowa pioneered a common sense approach to reducing minority overrepresentation in the criminal-justice system.

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Aside from a handful of television ads, many people in Eastern Iowa are not fully engulfed in the middle of a political campaign quite yet.

Chet Culver's 40 percent approval rating in The Des Moines Register's Iowa Poll follows two difficult months for the administration.

On the day state agency heads had to submit their mandated budget cut plans to the governor, I happened to be talking to Andrew Allen.

Iowa will eliminate 205 court positions because of ongoing budget cuts, but the courts will not take the same 10 percent hit as other areas of government, judicial branch officials announced Thursday.

An award-winning Regina filmmaker set to begin shooting a $20-million crime caper in the U.S. has landed at the centre of his own courtroom drama after Iowa's governor shut down the state's film-financing office, and a criminal investigation was launched into the agency's management.

A review of Gov. Chet Culver's financial disclosure records shows a candidate focused on fundraising who never stopped raising money even in the months after he won election in 2006.

Kevin DeWalt poses with his awards for Best Dramatic Mini Series at the 2008 Gemini Awards in Toronto.

Hundreds of state jobs are on the line, and a new preliminary deal could make a big difference.

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver's office took a close interest in the state's film promotion efforts long before questions about spending and bookkeeping prompted the governor to freeze the program, e-mails obtained by The Associated Press indicate.