Government Policy and Law

Minnesota prepared for what could be a lengthy government shutdown, as the holiday weekend passed without Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton or Republican lawmakers returning to the bargaining table, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The state …

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled today that a casino management company is entitled to a $10 million Polk County jury award that had been overturned by the Court of Appeals. Wild Rose Entertainment LLC and …

Visitors to Iowa’s northern neighbor will find highway rest stops closed this weekend.

The Minnesota government shut down today after budget talks by that state’s lawmakers broke down, CNNMoney.com reported.

As questions lingered about how …

A Polk County district court judge ordered an Omaha company and its owner to comply with a subpoena issued in May 2010 by Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller on behalf of the Consumer Protection Division, …

Federal lawmakers have introduced nearly 20 pieces of legislation this Congress to try to slash or freeze their own paychecks for 2013, The Hill reported. With heated discussions under way on whether to raise the …

The Iowa Supreme Court has approved more than $321,000 in grants to nonprofit programs that provide legal assistance to low-income Iowans with civil legal problems. The grants were funded by the Interest on Lawyers’ Trust …

Revenues for state and local governments rose 4.7 percent in the first quarter of 2011, owing to higher taxes and a partially recovered private sector, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, MarketWatch reported. Tax receipts …

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said today that the United States supports French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde’s bid to become head of the International Monetary Fund, breaking its silence on the controversial decision just as …

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann officially launched her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Bachmann spoke to a crowd in Waterloo, and declared herself the voice for Americans disillusioned …

Legislation to overhaul the U.S. patent system for the first time in nearly 60 years made it way through the House of Representatives on Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Despite disagreements about a provision …