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Gov. Terry Branstad yesterday announced he has appointed San Wong as director of the Iowa Department of Human Rights. Wong currently works as the director of workforce and education initiatives at Des Moines Area Community …
The Rotary Club of Des Moines and Greater Des Moines Partnership will host Thomas Hoenig, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, for an “Economic Leadership: Choosing Our Future” event on June 30. …
New figures released this morning by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) show the nation’s debt rising to 190 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035.
The annual long-term budget outlook forecasts a surge …
Big cigarette makers could recoup $2 billion under a proposed deal with state attorneys general to resolve a long-running dispute over payments required by the landmark 1998 tobacco settlement, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Negotiators …
After three years of coordinating disaster-relief efforts, the Rebuild Iowa Office (RIO) will officially close tomorrow. The RIO was created in June 2008 by executive order in response to the historic floods, storms and tornadoes …
Faced with a looming deadline, lawmakers launched a crucial week of debt-reduction talks today, seeking to break through differences on taxes and health care, Reuters reported.
Vice President Joe Biden met on Capitol Hill with …
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a ruling that will mean new limits on class-action suits, ruled that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. can’t be sued for discrimination on behalf of potentially 1 million female workers, Bloomberg reported.…
Some of the nation’s largest corporations have amassed vast profits outside the country and are pressing Congress and the Obama administration for a tax break to bring the money home, The New York Times reported.…
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin announced that a nearly $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency will help pay for completed and pending repairs to the city of Des …
Cheri Bustos, vice president of communications with Iowa Health System, plans to resign that position to pursue a bid for the Democratic nomination in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District, the Quad-Cities Times reported. “My plan is …
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