Government Policy and Law

Gov. Terry Branstad yesterday named Arlen Ciechanowski as the new director of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.

Ciechanowski has worked in law enforcement in Iowa for 36 years with the Ames Police Department, the Story …

As we’ve noted, the Iowa Legislature could be a lot more sharply focused on jobs and the economy. However, some business-related bills that were passed by the Senate were being considered by the House of …

The proposed reconfiguration of Iowa’s congressional and state legislative districts would put Republican Congressmen Tom Latham and Steve King in the new 4th Congressional District, and Democratic Congressmen Bruce Braley and Dave Loebsack in the …

For governors cutting education and health care and going after public-sector employees to balance budgets, here’s a message from Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn: You’re wrong. Not mistaken, not misinformed.

“Just plain wrong,” said Quinn, 62, …

A battle over the fees that banks charge merchants for debit cards intensified Wednesday after Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana maneuvered for quick action on his legislation imposing a two-year delay for new government …

The U.S. Supreme Court suggested it may shield Wal-Mart Stores Inc. from a gender-bias suit on behalf of potentially 1 million female workers, in a case that may mean tighter restrictions on class action suits, …

The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that it will give smaller employers even more time to comply with a health-care reform law requirement that businesses report the cost of coverage on employees’ W-2 wage and …

Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday they will continue with their “Jobs for Iowa” tour of town hall meetings.

On Friday, Branstad and Reynolds will travel to Marshalltown, Iowa Falls, Webster …

President Barack Obama’s Democrats Monday offered to cut another $20 billion from the U.S. budget in an attempt to reach a deal with congressional Republicans that would avert a government shutdown, Reuters reported.

The latest …

Brian Williams, former senior lender for Ankeny-based Community State Bank, was sentenced March 25 to 24 months in prison for his role in a bank fraud conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Nicholas Klinefeldt said in a news …