Harkin: Stimulus bill will help Iowa
Iowa could receive more than $1.5 billion from the stimulus bill being considered by the U.S. Senate, according to the office of Sen. Tom Harkin. This money would create and save jobs, help with budget shortfalls to prevent cut...
Schools are cutting cost, and more reductions may be on the way
Scrimping and cost cutting have taken hold at Mid-Iowa community school districts after Gov. Chet Culver’s request in January that schools shave 1.5 percent from their expenditures. A survey of area superintendents indicates ...
Leasing Iowa Lottery is still an option
A possible lease of the Iowa Lottery to private investors remains alive in the Iowa Legislature, despite Gov. Chet Culver’s efforts to quash debate on the issue, key lawmakers said Wednesday. Iowa House Speaker Patrick Mu...
Iowa Gov: Alternative energy funding top priority
Despite a looming budget hole, Iowa Gov. Chet Culver called for the Legislature to stand by a $25 million annual commitment to alternative energy. Culver, who made the Iowa Power Fund a centerpiece of his campaign for governor,...
Rep. Rod Roberts considers running for Iowa Governor
DES MOINES —A five-term Republican from a Democratic oasis in western Iowa is giving consideration to making a bid for the GOP nomination for governor in 2010. “Those conversations are talking place,” Rep. Rod Rob...
