Posts Tagged ‘Flood’

I-Jobs/Iowa Democrats: Governor Culver and people like Jerry Crawford are out there defending Culver’s I-Jobs boondoggle as a necessary infrastructure program to help the state deal with flooding. If that’s the case, why are people under water this morning? Why have we seen major flooding all summer? If I ... Full story

Covered Counties are eligible for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Programs Congressman Steve King announced today that Iowa’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration had been granted by President Obama. Today’s decision comes just nine days after Congressman King wrote the President to request that he approve Iowa’s request for federal assistance following severe storms beginning in early June and continuing. King’s letter to the President ... Full story

From the massive flooding of the Cedar and Des Moines Rivers in 2008, to the deadly tornadoes that leveled Parkersburg and the Boys Scout camp in Western Iowa, Governor Chet Culver has had to deal with a number of natural disasters.  Once again, Culver must deal with another devastating flood, this time on the ... Full story

I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who thinks the Rebuild Iowa bill really doesn’t help much. The good folks at Hawkeye Review had a sobering post about the state’s poor response to help get small businesses back on their feet. Also, Russ from Winterset deserves the krustacean of the week award. Russ had my back when I called ... Full story

Yesterday, I wrote about how some temporary levees in southeast Iowa have already failed this spring. I think this is a complete failure of government. For all the talk about flood relief, and the millions of dollars that have been allocated for this, that, and everything under the sun, I have a hard time dealing with the fact that some levees were never ... Full story

Governor Chet Culver returned to the Old Capitol in Iowa City yesterday to sign a proclamation declaring March to be, “Flood Awareness Month.” He also talked with local leaders and flood victims about flood relief efforts at a town-hall meeting. Culver stated that a century and a half ago, people gathered in the Iowa City Capitol ... Full story

Am I the only one who thinks that the residents of Linn County voting for a tax increase to help pay for the rebuilding effort after last year’s flood is a clear indication that their government has failed them? I’m sure that some people will argue with me and say that there was no serious opposition to local option sales tax initiative, but ... Full story