Government Policy and Law

Three senior executives at an Akron, Ohio-based consumer finance company face civil and criminal charges for orchestrating a scheme that defrauded at least 5,200 investors — many of them elderly — out of $230 million, …

Attorney General Tom Miller reminded Iowans to be careful about scam artists taking advantage of generous Iowans who plan to donate to earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan. Miller recommended that Iowans donate to …

The Film Alliance of Iowa has declared Tuesday as “Film Advocacy Day” and has asked Gov. Terry Branstad to reopen and staff the Iowa Film Office. The alliance is made up of representatives from the …

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has appointed John Telleen as a district judge in the 7th Judicial District. Telleen, 52, received his law degree from the University of Iowa. He practices law with Lane & Waterman …

We share some of the concerns of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) about what might lie ahead for our state’s Environmental Protection Commission.

In appointing four members to that body, Gov. Terry Branstad made …

Americans reject Republican efforts to curb bargaining rights of unions whose power they say is dwarfed by corporations, a Bloomberg national poll finds. As battles rage between state workers and Republican governors in Wisconsin and …

Should he go with a business leader, or use someone from inside his own staff?

That’s the question President Barack Obama faces as he tries to replace Gary Locke position as commerce secretary, Reuters reports. …

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is helping to lead a charge of state attorneys general who are pushing lenders to reduce loan balances, Bloomberg reported.

The states, along with federal agencies, submitted a 27-page proposal …

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart said the central bank shouldn’t rule out asset purchases beyond the $600 billion planned by June because turmoil in the Middle East may cause an economic slowdown …