Government Policy and Law

The Greater Des Moines Partnership unveiled its 2011 state legislative agenda on Wednesday, focusing on a number of areas, including government, tax credits, education and green redevelopment.

Items on the new agenda are:

-Supporting fiscal …

Gov.-elect Terry Branstad announced on Tuesday that Story County Treasurer David Jamison will head the Iowa Finance Authority in his administration. “David will help our administration restore Iowa’s sound fiscal footing,” Branstad said. “I am …

President Barack Obama unveiled a compromise deal to extend all Bush-era tax cuts for two years, according to Reuters.

In a move that has drawn criticism from some Democrats, Obama announced a framework agreement with …

In a case with implications for businesses facing class-action lawsuits, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments about whether six women employed by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. can represent 1 million of its workers.…

The Des Moines City Council is being asked to approve a $293,000 economic development package as a result of Employers Mutual Casualty Co.’s (EMC) planned purchase of the Hub Tower at 699 Walnut St., which …

Des Moines has been included on lots of desirable lists, so we shouldn’t get greedy. But it would have been great to be one of CNNMoney.com’s “8 Cities That Want Your Business!”

OK, so we …

The nation’s jobless rate rose to 9.8 percent in November, the highest since April, Bloomberg reported.

The 0.2 point increase, from 9.6 percent in October, underscores a decision last month by the Federal Reserve to …

The Internal Revenue Service has released final guidance for employers to claim the new small business health-care tax credit for the 2010 tax year. The new Form 8941, Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums …

The Iowa Chamber Alliance announced four statewide, and six federal policy initiatives yesterday.

The alliance, a coalition of 16 chambers of commerce and economic development organizations throughout the state, believes the initiatives will encourage business …

Thousands of Americans are set to begin losing unemployment benefits after Congress failed to agree on extending aid to the long-term unemployed, Bloomberg reported.

In a replay of a dispute earlier this year, lawmakers are …