Government Policy and Law

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U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi today named three Democrats to the special committee charged with finding $1.5 trillion in budget savings, Bloomberg reported.

Pelosi named James Clyburn of …

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin will hold his 34th Annual Steak Fry from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 18 at the Indianola Balloon Field.

This year’s guest will be political strategist Paul Begala. Tickets to …

The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (GDMCVB) is trying to give visiting media members a good impression of the area leading up to the Iowa Caucus.

The bureau, in collaboration with the Republican …

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas said Tuesday his state would give back the $31.5 million it received from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to become an early leader, along with six …

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) will serve on the “supercommittee” tasked with assembling a $1.5 trillion deficit-reduction package by Thanksgiving, The Hill reported. Majority …

A Minnesota professional fund-raising group that raised money for several Iowa law enforcement associations has agreed to refrain from future fund-raising in Iowa, as part of an agreement reached with Attorney General Tom Miller, the …

The city of Norwalk will host a ribbon cutting from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow night to acknowledge the reopening of its renovated City Hall, 705 North Ave.

The building will house offices for city …

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has decided that travelers who flew during the recent partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) won’t get a tax refund, MarketWatch reported.

The FAA reauthorization bill that Congress …

A Michigan company has submitted the lowest bid to demolish all but the skywalk and first-floor structure of the former YWCA at 717 Grand Ave. The Des Moines City Council will be asked today to …

Iowa Medicaid Director Jennifer Vermeer has been chosen to participate in the yearlong Medicaid Leadership Institute, an advanced professional development program managed by the Center for Health Care Strategies and funded by the Robert Wood …