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Group to provide rebuttal following Branstad speech

Group to provide rebuttal following Branstad speech    Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund, (CCI), a nonprofit advocacy community organization, will hold a “State of the 99 Percent” rally following Gov. Terry Branstad’s Condition…
By BPC Staff | Jan 5, 2012
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Mixed caucus results may help Obama the most

Mixed caucus results may help Obama the most   After a dramatic, confusing night of suspense in the Republican Party’s Iowa caucuses, some analysts concluded that the big winner may well have been a Democrat:…
By BPC Staff | Jan 4, 2012
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Warren County wastewater improvements funded

Warren County wastewater improvements funded The Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority has received a $14.4 million State Revolving Fund construction loan from the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) to aid in the improvement of two…
By BPC Staff | Jan 4, 2012
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Poll shows Romney, Paul neck-and-neck

Poll shows Romney, Paul neck-and-neck According to an NBC News-Marist poll released this morning, Mitt Romney is the top choice of likely Iowa caucus-goers at 23 percent, followed by Ron Paul at 21 percent. Rick…
By BPC Staff | Dec 30, 2011
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State budget forum set Jan. 4

State budget forum set Jan. 4 Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced this morning that they will hold a public forum on the state budget on Jan. 4 at the Capitol from…
By BPC Staff | Dec 30, 2011
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A Year in Review: Law & Government


Garnaas, Ladco seek cover from creditors

Developer Jon Garnaas and his wife, Faith, dropped a whopping 175-page, $457 million document off at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa after yielding to …
By KENT DARR | Dec 30, 2011
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Political ad spending down steeply from 2008

Political ad spending down steeply from 2008   Spending on political advertisements have fallen drastically this year, according to CNNMoney.com. According to an estimate of political ad buys from Campaign Media Analysis Group, spending in…
By BPC Staff | Dec 28, 2011
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Iowa Workforce Development warns of fraudulent sites

Iowa Workforce Development warns of fraudulent sites  Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) is reminding people to watch out for fraudulent claim filing websites. Iowans can file unemployment claims at www.iowaworkforce.org. Officials, though, warn that a number…
By BPC Staff | Dec 28, 2011
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Iowa in the spotlight as caucuses approach

Iowa in the spotlight as caucuses approach   A pair of national stories today have highlighted the effect of the Iowa caucuses on the state’s economy. A story on Reuters.com said that although businesses likely…
By BPC Staff | Dec 28, 2011
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Branstad, Reynolds announce Excellence in Mentoring Award recipients

Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service announced the 2012 recipients of the Excellence in Mentoring Award.

The awards will be presented during a special recognition ceremony on …
By BPC Staff | Dec 27, 2011