Government Policy and Law

Efforts by Gene Miller Co. Inc. to reorganize its finances ended today when a federal judge dismissed the Pleasant Hill drilling contractor’s bankruptcy case.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Lee Jackwig dismissed the Chapter 11 filing after …

Attorneys for President Barack Obama will seek to stave off the biggest legal challenge yet to health-care reform on Wednesday. The administration will present oral arguments as it appeals a ruling by a Florida judge …

Job openings in the United States decreased in April for the first time in three months, showing that companies started to lose confidence in the expansion’s durability even before hiring slumped in May, Bloomberg reported.…

Congressional leaders from both parties said a warning by Moody’s Investors Service that it may put the U.S. government’s debt rating on review for a downgrade is an alert to reduce the deficit and raise …

Gov. Terry Branstad has announced a 43-city “Working Together for a Better Future” tour. Intended to highlight the administration’s plan to “build a strong fiscal foundation for the future and create jobs in Iowa,” Branstad …

Miller: Fund-raiser’s lies recorded by CPD
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller will hold a news conference today to discuss a Consumer Protection Division (CPD) case involving an out-of-state for-profit fund-raiser. Miller alleges a Phoenix-based fund-raiser …

President Barack Obama knows that job creation is of critical importance. He also knows that small businesses, historically, create most of the nation’s net new jobs. He believes the government should, therefore, help small businesses. …

We agree with Sen. Charles Grassley; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “took a step in the right direction” last week when it adopted rules to establish a whistleblower program. As described by Accounting Today: …