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Archive of Iowa on Wednesday July 01, 2009
IA: Experts confident Iowa budget will balance
Gov. Chet Culver's budget experts expressed confidence Tuesday the state's fiscal 2009 budget will end with a positive balance even in the face of eroding tax revenues. Read More
IA: State officials call smoking ban a success
State public health officials are declaring Iowa's year-old anti-smoking law a success. Read More
Financial crisis torments states
(Updated 11:29 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2009) California may begin issuing IOUs this week because of the state’s unresolved budget crisis. But government disruptions were averted at least temporarily in five other states that missed a July 1 deadline for closing billion-dollar budget gaps. Read More
IA: Number of prison inmates in Iowa falls
Iowa's prison population is on the decline, and the aging of baby boomers may be aiding that trend. Read More
IA: Butter King of Pop will join cow at State Fair
This summer, the Iowa State Fair's famous butter cow will share its 40-degree refrigerated glass case with a sculpture of Michael Jackson. Read More
IA: A first for Iowa -- Alcohol revenue for year tops $100 million
Iowans are buying more liquor, beer and wine, bucking an economic trend that has seen sales of many retail products plunge over the past year. Read More
US: Colorado the least obese state
WASHINGTON—Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. Read More
IA: Kids of Spanish-speaking parents more likely to be uninsured
An Iowa Department of Public Health report concludes there are "pockets" of minority children in Iowa who do not have regular access to a dentist and do not get regular medical checkups. Read More
IA: Rod Roberts moving toward run for governor
State Rep. Rod Roberts said he's sending Iowa Republicans a message that he's seriously considering a run for governor in 2010. Read More
IA: Advocates push to raise Iowa earned income credit
Iowa should boost its tax credit to low-income working families to lift thousands of children out of poverty, an Iowa City think tank says.` Read More
IA: Fong to run against Culver in 2010
Cedar Rapids businessman and flood recovery leader Christian Fong joined the race for governor Tuesday as a candidate for the Republican nomination. Read More
IA: High court to decide slot jackpot dispute at Prairie Meadows
The Iowa Supreme Court will referee a Des Moines truck driver's fight to reclaim nearly $10,000 in slot machine winnings that were confiscated because he had earlier been barred from the casino. Read More
IA: C.R. flood leader enters GOP governor race
Christian Fong, a 32-year-old Cedar Rapids businessman and flood recovery leader, joined the race for the Republican nomination for governor Tuesday, saying Democratic Gov. Chet Culver's taxing and spending were placing an unfair burden on Iowa families. Read More
IA: Merit, step raises to add $121 million to state wages
Merit raises and other perks will pump up Iowa's state employee salaries by an average of 4.3 percent in the fiscal year that begins today, despite the largest unions agreeing to a 0 percent across-the-board salary increase. Read More
IA: Law requires increase in childcare center inspections
A new state law will see more and more home-based childcare centers receive annual inspections from the Iowa Department of Human Services over the next five years. Read More
IA: Backers of proposed Franklin County casino move location
A casino and hotel complex that's being proposed in Franklin County will now be built near Dows, just off Interstate-35, if state regulators give it the go ahead. Developer Gayle Burnett, of Rockford, says it's a move of about six miles to the north for the Landmark Hotel and Casino, which was announced in 2005. Read More
IA: Advice for schools on new sex offender rules
Attorneys with the Iowa Association of School Boards are issuing advice to schools about complying with a new law that goes into effect tomorrow. Anyone on the sex offender registry must have written permission to be on school grounds, or they can be charged with loitering. Read More
IA: Local option sales tax goes up in five counties
Residents in five Iowa counties will pay a little more in sales tax starting tomorrow, July 1. Read More
IA: John Deere buyout offer draws 800 workers
Hundreds of salaried workers with the world's largest farm machinery maker are taking advantage of the company's voluntary separation program. The program was unveiled in April when Deere combined its agricultural division with the commercial and consumer equipment division. Read More
WI: Milwaukee edges up in population
When it comes to demographics, a small number can be a very big deal. Read More |
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