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Government Policy and Law

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It’s all about accountability


Where can I get a Government Accountability Office T-shirt? Big fan, ever since the release of the GAO’s recent report on waste in federal spending, titled “Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save …

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Poll: Public more concerned about unemployment than deficits

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 …

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Big choice for Obama

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. …

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Miller, other attorneys general push to reduce loan balances

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 …

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More government asset purchases a possibility

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 …

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Iowa rules and regs must pass the jobs test, Branstad says

Gov. Terry Branstad will sign an executive order requiring a jobs impact statement for new government rules and regulations. “Executive Order 71 will ensure that state government’s eyes are affixed on job creation, retention and …

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Oil eases amid reports on Venezuela

The price of oil hovered above the $103 a barrel range today as investors continue to worry about potential supply disruptions in North Africa and the Middle East, CNNMoney.com reported.

West Texas intermediate, the primary …

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Higher gas tax is only logical


The Des Moines Register’s Iowa Poll found that 70 percent of Iowans oppose an increase in the gasoline tax. That’s not surprising. Nobody likes higher taxes, and our car-based society is especially sensitive to the …

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Keep public notices in papers


I’m the publisher of an Iowa daily newspaper. A corporation owns my newspaper, and my corporate owners do not live in my city. Consequently, I regularly send them financial and operational information so they can …

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All that money, all those woes


The federal stimulus act has contractors looking over their shoulders when it comes to hiring workers.

“A lot of these contractors jumped into the money feet first without looking before they leaped,” said Bryan May, …