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Archive of Iowa on Thursday July 02, 2009
IA: Iowa dips into savings to balance its budget
Vastly different estimates were released Wednesday on how Iowa ended its fiscal year this week, but all projections indicate that Gov. Chet Culver will have to use cash reserves to balance the state budget. Read More
IA: 32-year-old GOP candidate would be youngest governor in Iowa history, if elected
A 32-year-old from Cedar Rapids is running for governor and, if elected, he'd be Iowa's youngest chief executive. Read More
Stimulus eases community college troubles
States are digging into their federal stimulus money to help finance community colleges, where rising tuition, soaring enrollment and budget cuts threaten to shut students out of the system. Read More
Weekly wrap: Report questions states' use of stimulus road funds
States are spending too much stimulus money on new road construction and not enough on public transit projects, a national advocacy group claims in a report issued Monday (June 29). Meanwhile, Michigan and California consider teaming up to solve their prison problems and North Carolina and Rhode Island face off with Amazon.com over taxes. Read More
IA: Judge tours Iowa to promote state's attractions
Lt. Gov. Patty Judge kicked off a 67-stop summer travel tour of Iowa on Wednesday to highlight the state's tourist attractions and festivals. Read More
IA: Same-sex marriage applications growing in Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Two months after the Iowa Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, the number of applications is climbing in parts of eastern Iowa. Read More
IA: Creighton survey sees positive growth in Iowa economy
The latest economic survey of business leaders and supply managers across Iowa and the Midwest region shows improvement. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss compiles the numbers each month and says for the first time since September, we're seeing positive growth. Read More
IA: Attorney General marks anniversary of state smoking ban
Iowa's ban on smoking in public places took effect one year ago today. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller marked the occasion at a statehouse news conference. Read More
IA: Republicans call for special session to deal with budget
While Iowa's Democratic governor and his top budget advisors say there's no reason to "panic" about state spending, several Republicans are calling for a special legislative session to fix what they characterize as deep holes in the budget. Read More
IA: Lieutenant governor encouraging Iowans to take a "stay-cation"
Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge is hitting the road for a three-month-long, 67-city tour of the state designed to encourage Iowans to take a "stay-cation" this year. Read More
IA: Iowa residents join other states with the right to sue
Iowa is joining the rest of the nation in giving individual citizens the right to sue in consumer fraud cases. The new law took effect yesterday, July 1st, and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says it replaces a law that originated in the Middle Ages. Read More
IA: Iowa prison population drops but trend expected to change
The number of inmates in Iowa prisons is dropping, but corrections officials expect that trend to change over the next decade. This week, Iowa's prison population dipped to 8,454 inmates. That's the lowest inmate count since October 2007, when Iowa had a record 8,840 men and women behind bars. Read More
US: Coming to 25 states -- higher taxes
More than half of US states are responding to budget challenges with an answer that's often unpopular with their residents: tax hikes. Read More
US: Mississippi tops obesity rankings; Colorado is leanest state
WASHINGTON -- Mississippi remains at the top of the list in this year's national annual obesity rankings, with Alabama coming in second. Outside of fairly lean Colorado, there's little good news. Read More |
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