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The latest health care reform proposal, which includes a public insurance plan that state’s could “opt out” of, has raised the possibility that the debate currently raging in Washington could be headed to state capitols around the country.
As the news site Politico points out, the details of how, exactly, a state can opt out are [...]

Gov. Chet Culver has fired the manager of the Iowa Film Office following allegations of misconduct surrounding a state tax credit program he administered.
Tom Wheeler, who was put on paid administrative leave on Friday after problems were discovered in the Film, Television and Video Promotion Program, has been dismissed effective Monday afternoon, the governor said [...]

Nearly one year ago the small Iowa town of Palo was decimated by flood waters as the entire town was evacuated. This past weekend, elected officials and volunteers delivered baskets of flowers as their thanks to those who have returned and begun the rebuilding process.
“My father’s home in Palo was one that was flooded last [...]

With an end to the 2009 legislative session in sight, Republicans are warning supporters that several contentious bills involving labor protections and tax code changes are not as dead as it once seemed.

With legislators working to adjourn the 2009 session as quickly as possible, conservative groups with a long list of grievances will gather all week trying to make their voices heard.

Drama unfolded at the Iowa Capitol this morning, as hundreds of anti-gay marriage activists swarmed the House gallery after an 8:30 a.m. prayer rally on the steps outside.

A Democratic plan to overhaul Iowa’s tax system and end a deduction that allows residents to write off their federal taxes on state returns will go before the public at 7:30 p.m. tonight in what promises to be a contentious and heated hearing at the statehouse.

Iowa Republicans appear to be hitching their hopes to derail Gov. Chet Culver’s $750 million bonding plan on one of the 4,000 submissions for the funding – a proposed 12-story building in the center of Vedic City called the “Tower of Invincibility.”
Cities, counties, schools and universities from around the state responded to a request from [...]

The public will get the opportunity to sound off on a controversial piece of labor-backed legislation tonight when the Iowa House holds a hearing on House File 530, the “choice of doctor” bill.

The five-member Linn County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to reduce their salaries to $70,098 per year. The decision came amid mounting public outcry and a state legislative proposal that would allow citizens to recall county officials.