Government Policy and Law

As President Barack Obama pushes to raise income taxes on high earners, opponents are seizing new data that indicates these U.S. households already pay a large and growing share of taxes. Also, a new congressional …

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the United States will have three weeks more than previously planned before hitting its borrowing limit, giving the White House and Congress more time for a deal to raise the …

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano issued a statement today regarding the death of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, who was killed on Sunday by U.S. forces in Pakistan. …

Gov. Terry Branstad today released a statement regarding the death of Osama bin Laden: “I am proud of our president, and our troops, who never lost their resolve in finding Osama bin Laden and bringing …

Congressman Keith Ellison, a Democrat from Minnesota and the first Muslim elected to U.S. Congress, will lead a discussion on the misconceptions about Islam in America after Sept. 11, 2001.

The event will take place …

Inflation posted its biggest year-on-year rise last month as consumers stretched to cover higher costs for food and gasoline, Reuters reported after the release of a U.S. Department of Commerce report.

Consumer spending, adjusted for …

The Xenia Rural Water District had revenues of $10.5 million and expenses of $19.8 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010, a state audit found. Revenues increased less than 1 percent over the prior …

Sen. Tom Harkin said that $1.2 million, including $430,000 for the city of Des Moines, has been awarded to support homeless assistance programs across Iowa.  The Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance grant program offers assistance …

The 2011 session of the Iowa Legislature appears to be headed for overtime, and we still haven’t seen the resolution of several bills that are of great interest to the business community.

Late last week, …