Gov. Reynolds has approved more than $440,000 to cover a backlog of Iowa Veterans Trust Fund (IVTF) grants that were approved by the Iowa Commission of Veterans Affairs between March 3, 2021, and November 3, 2022, before the program was temporarily suspended due to insufficient funds. The funds ...
The Tama Water Department was approved to purchase and replace filters for the filtration system at the city’s water plant. Cody Nehring with the Water Department just passed his exams for Water Treatment Grade 1 and Water Distribution Grade 1 from the Iowa DNR. Pending a speed study by ...
Bills paid from 1/10-1/23 in the amount of $96,916.56 and payroll in the amount of $28,380.11. Fareway was approved for their class E alcohol renewal. An amendment to update Kwik Star #710 ownership was approved. Clint Werner of the South Tama School board requested the council waive the ...
The Board approved the re-appointment of Kevin Elkamp to the Veteran Affairs Board. The Treasurer’s semi-annual report was approved. Claims: $99,302.80
On Monday of this week, both chambers of the House passed House file 68, the Students First Act. On Tuesday, Governor Reynolds held a formal public signing ceremony for that bill with hundreds of supporters in the Rotunda to witness it. I’ve written about this bill in detail in past ...
DES MOINES - In celebration of National Unclaimed Property Day, held annually on February 1, State Treasurer Roby Smith is sharing the newest report of unclaimed funds in the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt for Tama County. "In 2022, more than $134,400 was reported to the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt for ...
DES MOINES — On Jan. 24, Governor Kim Reynolds signed the Students First Act (HF68). ‘An Act connecting education programs and funding by establishing an education savings account program, modifying school district categorical funding supplements and supplementary weighting, making ...
Resolution 01-23-2023A, the certification (canvas) of Tama County election results, drainage district 1 election held on 1/14/2023, was approved. The candidate elected by the voters of the respective drainage district was Paul Henrichs. Resolution 01-23-2023B, to approve the disbursement of ...
Week 2 of the session was busy, but short due Martin Luther King Holiday Monday, and then due to the snow coming in Wednesday afternoon. This week the House and Senate passed the governor’s Students First Act out of their respective Committees. Also, the House held a public hearing on the ...
Vouchers are back again; Lawmakers are seeking input from Iowans. After the 2023 legislative session opened on Monday, the Governor gave the annual Condition of the State Address on Tuesday morning to a special joint session of the Iowa Legislature. The centerpiece of her speech again this ...