Government Policy and Law

The Iowa Economic Development Board has approved $2,259,000 in direct financial assistance through the Grow Iowa Values Financial Assistance Program to help Ames-based WebFilings with the proposed construction of a 51,000-square-foot facility and to create …

Gov.-elect Terry Branstad and Kim Reynolds, Iowa’s Lt. Gov.-elect, have launched a series of town-hall meetings focused on jobs and the economy. The first two meetings will take place at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. …

The West Des Moines Water Works board has determined that a rate increase will not be necessary in 2011 to support its $11 million budget.

“We believe it is especially important in this economic environment …

Story updated Dec. 15 at 3:46 p.m.

Satellite television provider DirecTV Inc. announced this morning that it has reached a settlement with state attorneys general that solidifies how it tells customers about cancellation fees and …

The U.S. Senate advanced President Barack Obama’s $858 billion agreement with Republicans to extend all Bush-era income-tax cuts, and Senate passage may come as soon as today, according to Bloomberg.

The 83-15 vote to advance …

The Greater Des Moines Partnership announced its 2011 State Legislative Agenda at a luncheon last week at the Renaissance Savery Hotel downtown. The priorities that will drive the Partnership’s state public policy efforts are:

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Those who favor the estate tax vacillate between “they can afford it” and “we need the money.”

But for the most part, Americans prefer to call it the “death tax,” and they don’t think it’s …

The Greater Des Moines Partnership unveiled its 2011 state legislative agenda on Wednesday, focusing on a number of areas, including government, tax credits, education and green redevelopment.

Items on the new agenda are:

-Supporting fiscal …

Gov.-elect Terry Branstad announced on Tuesday that Story County Treasurer David Jamison will head the Iowa Finance Authority in his administration. “David will help our administration restore Iowa’s sound fiscal footing,” Branstad said. “I am …

President Barack Obama unveiled a compromise deal to extend all Bush-era tax cuts for two years, according to Reuters.

In a move that has drawn criticism from some Democrats, Obama announced a framework agreement with …