Financial Regulations Need an Overhaul, Bernanke says
The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, on Tuesday called for a broad reworking of how the government regulates the financial system to prevent future financial meltdowns. In a speech before the Council on Foreign Relati...
Obama Unveils New Education Plan
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he wants the country to set higher education standards, including a quicker start for children in kindergarten and a much better high school graduation rate. Obama did not propose ...
Workers’ Comp Bill: A Raw Deal for our Schools
The “doctor-shopping” or workers’ compensation bill is taking center stage at the Iowa House this week. Business groups are taking to the air waves, and Republican political leaders are doing all they can to let people kn...
Strawn Urges Legislators to take the Hippocratic Oath: “Do no Harm to Iowa’s Economy”
Matt Strawn, the Chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa, was in Davenport yesterday to kickoff his three day, five city, Job Security for Iowans Tour. The press conference was held at Twin-State, Inc., a liquid fertilizer sup...
Gerrymandering!
My liberal friends over at Bleeding Heartland are trying to predict what Iowa’s congressional map is going to look like for the 2012 campaigns. Before I totally destroy their proposal, I would like to point out that this usua...
Obama makes decision above pay grade
Unless you live in a news vacuum you’ve heard BHO (H stands for hope this time) lifted the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. How ironic our president elected on “hope” and “change” chooses to kil...
