Government Policy and Law

Iowa’s Research Activities Tax Credit is one of the most ineffective state-economic development tax subsidies for big business, according to a new national report by Good Jobs First, a national policy resource center for grassroots …

The Iowa Flood Center (IFC) at the University of Iowa has developed a flood-prediction tool with the goal of helping Des Moines residents better understand flood risks and anticipate the impact of future projected floods. …

Britain cut its economic growth forecast today and said inflation would remain above target this year and next in a budget that stuck to ambitious deficit-busting goals, Reuters reported.

George Osborne, the country’s finance minister, …

Two top Federal Reserve officials said Tuesday that the U.S. recovery is gaining traction, Reuters reported.

Cleveland Fed President Sandra Pianalto said she expects the recovery to continue at a moderate pace, with rising commodity …

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President Barack Obama raised $59 million for his presidential campaign during the first half of 2007. To match that, prospective Republican challengers to his re-election would …

The U.S. Treasury Department said today that it plans to wind down its $142 billion portfolio of mortgage bonds guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by selling as much as $10 billion of the …

Consumer confidence plunged last week to the lowest level since August as rising gasoline prices made Americans more pessimistic about the economic outlook and their finances, Bloomberg reported.

The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index dropped to …

Moline, Ill.-based Deere & Co., the world’s largest maker of agricultural equipment, on Wednesday was accused in an amended lawsuit of systematically discriminating against women seeking entry-level positions, Bloomberg reported. Holly Artis, who sued last …

Fewer Americans filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments last week, Bloomberg News reported, marking the third decrease in the past four weeks and indicating progress in the labor market.

The Department of Labor reported …

Gov. Terry Branstad will hold a news conference at 4 p.m. today to announce a newly established partnership between the state of Iowa and the Republic of Kosovo. Avni Spahiu, Kosovo’s ambassador to the United …