Consumer Advisory Bulletin, Credit Cards on Student Incomes: Proceed With Caution – and Shop With Care, Fall 2007

The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division receives hundreds of calls and consumer complaints every year. Follow these tips to avoid unexpected expense and disappointments. This record is about: Credit Cards on Student Incomes: Proceed With Caution – and Shop With Care.

Tour Iowa, Volume No. 7, Issue No. 2, Spring 2008

A periodic e-newsletter from the Iowa Tourism Office for group tour planners that focuses on "new, unusual, and just plain different" opportunities for group travelers.

Iowa DOT Quick Tour, May 12, 2009

The DOT, created by the Iowa Legislature, began operating July 1,1975. The newly formed Department of Transportation had a staff of 4,568 full-time equivalents (FTEs). These employees and their responsibilities came from the Highway Commission, Reciprocity Board, Aeronautics Commission, and parts of the Commerce Commission, Department of Revenue and Finance, Department of Public Safety and the Energy Policy Council. The DOT continually looks at ways to become more efficient in serving our customers. As a result the current workforce equals approximately 3,049 full-time employees. The seven transportation commissioners set policy for the department and are appointed by the governor, with no more than four from one political party. Membership on the commission is gender-balanced. Commissioners are confirmed by the Iowa Senate and serve on a staggered basis for four-year terms. Commission meetings are usually held monthly in Ames. The meetings are open to the public and follow a printed agenda.

Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop : Built in 1883, 2001.

Information brochure on the Matthew Edel blacksmith shop

Iowa Department of Transportation Quick Tour

Quick Tour gives a brief overview of Iowa DOT's current management personnel and statewide transportation statistics.

Iowa DOT Quick Tour, February 2012

The Iowa DOT, created by the Iowa Legislature, began operating July 1, 1975. The newly formed Department of Transportation had a staff of 4,568 full-time equivalents (FTEs). These employees and their responsibilities came from the Highway Commission, Reciprocity Board, Aeronautics Commission, and parts of the Commerce Commission, Department of Revenue and Finance, Department of Public Safety and the Energy Policy Council. The Iowa DOT continually looks at ways to become more efficient in serving our customers. As a result, the current workforce equals approximately 2,818 full-time employees. The seven transportation commissioners set policy for the department and are appointed by the governor, with no more than four from one political party. Membership on the commission is gender-balanced. Commissioners are confirmed by the Iowa Senate and serve on a staggered basis for four-year terms. Commission meetings are usually held monthly in Ames. The meetings are open to the public and follow a printed agenda.

Iowa State Capitol Tour Quiz, November 19, 2008

A publication produced by the Legislative Services Agency. A 12 question quiz of the capital with the answers.

The Iowa State Capitol: A Self-Guided Tour, 2013

The Iowa State Capitol: A Self-Guided Tour

Tidbits from the Tour Staff, 2007

Tidbits for the Tour Guide Staff that was found in the Senate Journal from 1906.

Tidbits from the Tour Staff, 2007

Tidbits for the Tour Guide Staff that was found in the Senate Journal from March 29, 1917

Tidbits from the Tour Staff, 2007

Tidbits for the Tour Guide Staff that was found in the Journal of the House in 1955

Tidbits from the Tour Staff, 2007

Tidbits for the Tour Guide Staff that was found in the Journal of the Senate, RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY, March 29, 1917

Tidbits from the Tour Staff, 2007

Tidbits for the Tour Guide Staff that was found in the -- Journal of the House, HOUSE RESOLUTION 6, February 3, 1955

Tidbits from the Tour Staff, 2007

Tidbits for the Tour Guide Staff titled, Iowa and the Nation

Tidbits from the Tour Staff, 2007

Tidbits for the Tour Guide Staff Iowa Senate placed the in the Senate Journal in 1896.