Government Policy and Law

After making his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Barack Obama was already out promoting his agneda in the Midwest on Wednesday.

Obama spoke to renewable energy firm Orion Energy Systems in Wisconsin, …

Governor Terry Branstad was scheduled to deliver his budget proposal to Iowa lawmakers at 10 a.m. today.

The Iowa Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) announced yesterday what it would most like to see in the …

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said today that the U.S. government’s budget deficit will likely widen to $1.5 trillion this year, up from last year’s $1.3 trillion.

The projected shortfall will be caused in …

President Barack Obama seemed to seek the praise of the business community during last night’s State of the Union address.

Obama called for progress on stalled trade pacts, investments in education and infrastructure and freezing …

A White House official said President Barack Obama will call for a five-year freeze in non-security, discretionary spending during his State of the Union address, MSNBC reported.

The official said the proposal will be part …

The federal government recovered more than $4 billion through its health-care fraud prevention and enforcement actions in fiscal year 2010, the largest recovery of taxpayer dollars in the Justice Department’s history, officials announced today.
Federal …

Gov. Terry Branstad has named W. Thomas Phillips, a retired Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. executive, to serve on the Iowa Board of Parole. Also appointed to the board by Branstad were former state Rep. Doris …

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has provided a $477,754 grant that will enable the Iowa Small Business Development Centers to establish an office of international trade in Des Moines. The funding is part of …

The U.S. Treasury Department’s toxic asset funds have gained 27 percent since they were created to help revive the mortgage-backed securities market, according to data expected to be released today, Reuters reported.

As part of …

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced this morning that he has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with eight other states’ attorneys general, all Democrats, defending the
constitutionality of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act …