Government Policy and Law

Gov. Terry Branstad today released two letters he sent to U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe urging him to consider other options to close the U.S. Postal Service’s budget gap besides shuttering a disproportionate number of …

Gov. Terry Branstad announced the appointees to a committee charged with raising funds to commission a statue of Norman Borlaug that will be sent to the U.S. Capitol Building.

The Borlaug statue will replace the …

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) called for changes in flood-management policies along the Missouri River as it wrapped up its 2011 Summer Policy Conference in West Des Moines.

Voting delegates also supported highly erodible …

AT&T Inc.’s proposed $39 billion buyout of T-Mobile USA Inc. hit a roadblock today when the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to block the deal over concerns that the merger would reduce wireless market …

Industry groups and regulators claim that some consumer complaints regarding credit cards haven’t reached banks that issued the cards because of technical problems in the new system created by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Bloomberg …

Washington’s budget battle threatens to hinder the recovery from Hurricane Irene, as a top Republican said on Monday that any federal aid will have to be offset by spending cuts elsewhere, Reuters reported.

House Majority …

The city of Des Moines will hold a special observance to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

The ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, …

Kum & Go LC says in a federal lawsuit that it is owed $208,898 in fees under a contract it terminated with a Florida software company that provided payroll and other services to the West …

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke today stopped short of signaling further action to boost the U.S. recovery, Reuters reported, but he said reducing unemployment is critical for the economy’s health.

Bernanke’s speech at an annual …

The Iowa Citizen Action Network has scheduled a rally on Saturday to urge Iowa’s congressional delegation to pass a job creation program.

The event is slated to begin at 10 a.m. at the Polk County …