Government Policy and Law

Attorney General Tom Miller on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against a Texas membership club, alleging that the company used unfair and deceptive sales tactics to charge Iowans monthly fees for unwanted and unused memberships. According …

President Barack Obama isn’t coming to Tuesday’s rural economic forum empty-handed.

Amid a flurry of new initiatives that don’t involve new federal spending, Obama will announce a set of job programs for rural areas recommended …

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) announced the approval of a State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI).

Under the Small Business Jobs Act signed into law last …

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against NASCAR, alleging that the company sent unsolicited text messages, Mobile Marketer Daily reported. The plaintiff in the case argues that she never asked to receive text messages from …

The financially strapped U.S. Postal Service is considering cutting as many as 120,000 jobs, CNBC reported.

Rocked by the loss of mail to the Internet and the decline in advertising caused by the recession, the …

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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 …