Government Policy and Law

The White House and congressional leaders are set to meet Thursday to try to begin narrowing a partisan divide over the U.S. budget, according to Reuters.

The opening round of negotiations aimed at setting funding …

Congress approved a budget bill that will prevent a government shutdown for now while lawmakers negotiate over Republican demands to further cut federal spending this year, Bloomberg reported.

The Senate voted 91-9 to send President …

President Barack Obama on Tuesday appointed Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad as co-chairman of the Council of Governors.

The council was established by the National Defense Authorization Act in 2008 to strengthen the partnership between the …

Gov. Terry Branstad on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Penny Westfall as director of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy. Her resignation will be effective April 1.…

Budget-cutting Republicans pressured President Barack Obama and Democrats to accept a proposal to trim $4 billion of federal spending over the next two weeks by eliminating programs that Obama has also targeted, in an effort …

Gov. Terry Branstad yesterday appointed former state Rep. Elizabeth Jacobs as chair of the Iowa Utilities Board. Jacobs will serve in the position starting May 1 until April 30, 2013.

Her board term will last …

Gov. Terry Branstad yesterday appointed Carl Heinrich and Jeff Lamberti to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission.

Heinrich, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, is the past president of Iowa Western Community College and …

The Des Moines City Council will be asked today to approve 59 tax abatement applications valued at $47 million. If the abatements on the value of construction or improvements to residential and commercial properties are …

Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will make two trade promotion trips to Asia this year. The announcement was made today at the administration’s weekly press conference. Branstad’s group will visit South Korea …

Consumer spending in the United States rose less than forecast in January as increasing food and fuel prices caused consumers to cut back on other goods and services, Bloomberg reported after the release of a …