Office of the Governor

Governor Chet Culver announced a $1.3 million federal grant to the award-winning “Block by Block” self-help disaster recovery project in residential areas hardest hit by the 2008 flooding disaster in Cedar Rapids.

Read more about the project in the press release and view photos on flickr.

Governor Chet Culver and First Lady Mari Culver welcomed runners and walkers to the State Capitol Complex for the annual Governor’s Cup race, benefiting Iowa Homeless Youth Centers. Winners of the 5K and 8K received the Cup. Additional medals were given in age brackets as well as the centipede division (pictured.)

Photos of the event are on flickr.

Governor Chet Culver attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Lincolnway Rail Port in Clinton. The $10.8 million project received $2 million in stimulus funds administered through the State of Iowa.

Read more about the project in the press release and view photos of the event on flickr.

Governor Chet Culver attended a groundbreaking ceremony in Emmetsburg for POET Project Liberty, a planned 30 million gallons-per-year ethanol plant which will convert corn cobs into ethanol fuel.

View photos of the event on flickr and read more in the press release.

Governor Chet Culver, along with Senator Harkin and Representative Boswell, applaud a U.S. House vote to approve $16.1 billion in additional Medicaid money and $10 billion to prevent layoffs of teachers. The Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act includes $224 million for Iowa.

Read more about the measure in the press release and view photos on flickr.

Governor Culver spoke at the sendoff ceremony for the Iowa National Guard’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division: 334th Brigade Support Battalion, Detachment 1, Company C, 334th Brigade Support Battalion at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

For photos of the event, view our flickr site.