Government Policy and Law

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett this week showed a little more leg in his campaign to get Congress to raise taxes on the “ultra-rich,” CNNMoney reported.  

In a letter to Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp …

Attorney General Tom Miller filed an application today asking a Polk County judge to enforce consumer fraud subpoenas against a Michigan company that had previously agreed to change its marketing practices. In August 2010, Miller …

President Barack Obama blasted Senate Republicans for blocking his jobs bill Tuesday night, saying the American people “won’t take ‘no’ for an answer,” Reuters reported.

The president said in a statement that his administration …

Five major U.S. banks may still face state securities-fraud claims and municipal lawsuits about unpaid mortgage fees under a settlement that is “getting closer,” Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said yesterday. Miller, who is leading the …

Best Lawyers, a peer-review publication in the legal profession, named three Nyemaster Goode P.C. attorneys “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective fields of practice. Only a single lawyer in each specialty area, in each …

The Branstad administration has launched a website where the public can see all completed open records requests, according to a news release. The page will be updated each month. Requests made between February and September …

Best Lawyers, a peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named two Ahlers & Cooney P.C. attorneys as 2012 Best Lawyers in Des Moines for their respective areas of practice. Elizabeth Gregg Kennedy received the …

Des Moines Postmaster Deborah Woodrum will discuss the regional impact of the proposed reorganization of the U.S. Postal Service from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, 700 Locust St., …