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A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
Economic analysts agree it’s too early to judge Gov. Terry Branstad on attaining the economic goals he set forth during his campaign, but at least one says it’s a safe bet they won’t be reached.
The administrator of the Division of Tobacco Use Prevention and Control was terminated from her position last week by the Iowa Department of Public Health Director, according to an Ames Democrat on the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission.
DES MOINES — Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds defended the Branstad’s administration’s recent decision to lower the pay of a Senate-confirmed state commissioner who refused to resign, a situation the ranking member of the Iowa House Rules and Administration Committee called troubling.
JULY 15, Missouri River Flooding — This updated provided by the Joint Information Center at the State Emergency Operations Center.
Iowa’s two largest print outlets spent some ink to call attention to Gov. Terry Branstad’s push to replace certain state leaders. The attention wasn’t of the positive variety.
If the nation turned its eyes to Pello Tuesday in hopes of learning Sarah Palin’s 2012 plans, the country will have to keep guessing.
Iowa Senate Democrats say their proposed commercial property tax relief fund program will not affect municipal governments or school districts by making up revenue, as opposed to a plan proposed by Gov. Terry Branstad.
Senate Democrats vowed Monday to pass a one-year budget, despite a promise from Gov. Terry Branstad to veto it if they do.
A report released Wednesday by the Iowa Public Interest Research Group gave Iowa a failing grade when it comes to openness about government spending.
CEDAR RAPIDS — A group of Iowa women have set a lofty 10-year goal for gender equity for the state: Women will hold 50 percent of the seats in the state legislature and federal delegation by the year 2020, and Iowa will have elected its first female governor. “This year marks the 90th anniversary of [...]
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