Government Policy and Law

Vendors that do business with the state will receive better payment records through a new vendor payment portal, the Iowa Department of Administrative Services announced. With the new system, vendors can securely access details regarding …

Iowa was one of only six states to add government jobs in the past year, according to employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics compiled by BizJournals.com.

Iowa added 100 government jobs from …

President Barack Obama will nominate former Edison International CEO John Bryson today to be the next commerce secretary, Reuters reported.

Bryson would replace Gary Locke, whom Obama has chosen to become U.S. ambassador to China. …

As the House Budget Committee worked on a Republican plan to cut more than $6 trillion of government spending over a decade, the panel’s senior Democrat proposed a symbolic amendment saying national security costs should …

Gov. Terry Branstad will give the keynote address, and other elected officials and members of boards and commissions will speak at tonight’s public service academy hosted by the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Greater …

Gov. Terry Branstad today announced that Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will lead the upcoming trade mission to South Korea and China.

Branstad will remain in Iowa to negotiate the state’s budget. Branstad said in a …

Defined-benefit pensions have largely disappeared from the private sector, and yet people are still clamoring for those jobs.

So why are we still struggling to sustain public employee pensions?

Across the country, at every level …

President Barack Obama’s administration said today that it will eliminate or rewrite hundreds of regulations to save businesses and consumers hundreds of millions of dollars a year, the first fruits of a review process announced …

A biofuels bill that Gov. Terry Branstad is scheduled to sign this afternoon will provide a significant boost for ethanol and biodiesel sales in the state, said Monte Shaw, executive director of the Iowa Renewable …

Gov. Terry Branstad will administer the oath of office to the three recently appointed Iowa Supreme Court justices on June 3 at 2 p.m. in the House chamber of the Capitol. A reception for Justices …