Government Policy and Law

Sen. Tom Harkin announced that a grant of $67,500 has been approved from the National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund to improve Jester Park in Polk County. The funds will be used to …

Consumer spending rose at the strongest pace in four months in July, supported by a small gain in incomes that offered hope consumers will be able to keep contributing to a modest recovery, Reuters reported …

Two films, “Sam Steele & the Junior Detective Agency” and “Ash,” have received tax credits through the Iowa Film, Television and Video Promotion Program. These are the first two films that have successfully been awarded …

Every now and then, the candidates for Iowa governor must stop and think: “Do I really want this job?”

As the nation’s governors gathered for a meeting earlier this summer, a reporter for The Cook …

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $84.1 million to Iowa through its Disaster Recovery Enhancement Fund as part of $312 million in grants made to 13 states. The funding is intended …

The American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) has named Jay Byers chair of its Government Relations Division. Byers, senior vice president for public policy at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, will begin his one-year term …

An Indianola toy distributor has been sued by two former employees who allege they were victims of sexual harassment and discrimination by a supervisor and a co-worker.

Manley Toy Direct LLC, a distributor of children’s …

Applications for unemployment benefits fell more than forecast last week, easing concerns that the labor market was rapidly deteriorating as the economy slows, Bloomberg reported. Initial jobless claims dropped by 31,000, the first decline in …

When the U.S. Supreme Court decided that corporations and unions have the right to spend money in support of political candidates, many citizens were displeased. However, a recent study makes it clear that special interests …