Government Policy and Law

A plan offered by the leaders of President Barack Obama’s commission to reduce the federal deficit might work. It just isn’t likely to happen, according to Bloomberg.

The co-chairmen proposed a $3.8 trillion deficit-cutting plan …

Forty-eight states have been losing jobs at a faster pace under President Barack Obama than under former President George W. Bush, according to a study done by Buffalo-based business journal Business First.

Iowa was one …

The investigation by attorneys general in all 50 U.S. states into banks’ foreclosure practices is on “a fast track,” and any resolution might involve multiple settlements, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller told Bloomberg. “We’d like …

The state of Iowa will receive $1 million through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Data Quality Initiative to improve the quality and availability of Iowa’s workforce data, Sen. Tom Harkin announced today.

According to …

The Des Moines City Council will be asked to approve $2 million in federal funds and $400,000 in city funds for the redevelopment of 322 S.W. Third St. for commercial and residential uses. Seven development …

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development accepted Iowa’s plan for the use of $84 million awarded by the Disaster Recovery Enhancement Fund. Iowa was awarded the largest portion of the $312 million given …

An audit by Martens & Co. LLP shows that the city of Pleasant Hill had receipts totaling $12,981,782 for the fiscal year that ended June 30, a 10.89 percent decrease from fiscal 2009. Disbursements for …

A day after Republicans picked up at least 60 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, the topic of government spending was front and center for Republican House leader John Boehner, according to Reuters.

“It’s …

The city of Des Moines will hold a public meeting on Nov. 9 for owners of single-family homes located in the Four Mile Creek 100-year flood plain and other 100-year flood plain areas that sustained …