Government Policy and Law

Iowa Power Fund investments are generating an average of $22.7 million in additional annual economic activity in the state, according to a new study by the Iowa Office of Energy Independence. The economic impact study …

Republicans in the Iowa Legislature still aren’t being specific about budget cuts, but the moment is fast approaching. At a panel discussion last week at Drake University, House Majority Leader-elect Linda Upmeyer vowed that $200 …

State sales tax revenues decreased by more than 3.5 percent in fiscal 2010, according to figures released this week by the Iowa Department of Revenue. The total retail sales tax due on returns filed for …

The Iowa Economic Development Board has approved $2,259,000 in direct financial assistance through the Grow Iowa Values Financial Assistance Program to help Ames-based WebFilings with the proposed construction of a 51,000-square-foot facility and to create …

Gov.-elect Terry Branstad and Kim Reynolds, Iowa’s Lt. Gov.-elect, have launched a series of town-hall meetings focused on jobs and the economy. The first two meetings will take place at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. …

The West Des Moines Water Works board has determined that a rate increase will not be necessary in 2011 to support its $11 million budget.

“We believe it is especially important in this economic environment …

Story updated Dec. 15 at 3:46 p.m.

Satellite television provider DirecTV Inc. announced this morning that it has reached a settlement with state attorneys general that solidifies how it tells customers about cancellation fees and …

The U.S. Senate advanced President Barack Obama’s $858 billion agreement with Republicans to extend all Bush-era income-tax cuts, and Senate passage may come as soon as today, according to Bloomberg.

The 83-15 vote to advance …

The Greater Des Moines Partnership announced its 2011 State Legislative Agenda at a luncheon last week at the Renaissance Savery Hotel downtown. The priorities that will drive the Partnership’s state public policy efforts are:

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Those who favor the estate tax vacillate between “they can afford it” and “we need the money.”

But for the most part, Americans prefer to call it the “death tax,” and they don’t think it’s …