Government Policy and Law

Are we trying to cut the state budget or not? Gov. Chet Culver’s decision to go ahead and approve $100 million in pay increases to state employees might mollify union members and keep them in …

How can state government better assist businesses following a natural disaster? Last week a task force addressing that topic issued its recommendations to the Rebuild Iowa Coordinating Council.

Among the recommendations of the Business Disaster …

Gov. Chet Culver announced yesterday that 17 companies plan to add a total of 300 new jobs across Iowa after receiving awards from the Iowa Department of Economic Development. Four Greater Des Moines companies — …

A Portage, Mich.-based company that provides integrated property tax and records management software for state and local governments was awarded contracts for Polk and Linn counties. Manatron Inc. said in a press release that those …

The city of Des Moines plans to submit an application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a proposed voluntary buyout project for owners of single-family homes located in 100-year flood plain areas that sustained …

Out-of-work Americans have collected $319 billion in unemployment benefits during the past three years, CNNMoney.com reported.

In the coming weeks, members of Congress are expected to debate the cost of such benefits as they consider …

Republicans will control the Iowa House of Representatives and the governor’s office, and they’re making serious noises about big cuts in the state budget. They’re not just riding the wave; they were saying the same …

The Iowa Association for Justice (IAJ) elected Alan Olson of the Olson Law Firm in Des Moines as the association’s 38th president during its annual convention on Nov. 4-5. Among other appointments of Greater Des …

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 …