IA: Transit systems face difficulties with funding
Iowa's public transportation systems have huge hurdles ahead, state officials said Saturday.
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Archive of Iowa on Monday November 02, 2009
IA: Transit systems face difficulties with funding
Iowa's public transportation systems have huge hurdles ahead, state officials said Saturday. Read More
IA: Names of fired caregivers withheld
The state of Iowa is again keeping secret the names of some Iowans fired from care facilities because of criminal activity or abuse. Read More
IA: DNR investigates manure runoff into NW Iowa stream
HALBUR, IOWA -- Department of Natural Resources officials are investigating a manure runoff from an open feedlot in Carroll County that affected at least five miles of a stream. Read More
IA: Local gay marriage advocates push ahead
Two Iowa City women could have said "mission accomplished" six months ago after they and five other couples won a lawsuit legalizing gay marriage in Iowa, but they didn't. Read More
IA: Ferentz still state's highest-paid employee
University of Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz has remained Iowa's highest-paid state employee, a state employee salary database released today shows. Read More
IA: State sends prosecutor its findings on Atalissa
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has completed its investigation into Henry's Turkey Service and its alleged exploitation of mentally retarded processing-plant workers. Read More
IA: Glenwood urged to limit reports
A consultant at a state-run home for the disabled recently proposed that the facility limit reporting resident-care problems to state and federal regulators. Read More
IA: More cities hit hard for sewer violations
After issuing 28 sanctions for sewage permit violations and a couple of small fines, the state of Iowa filed a lawsuit in March against the city, alleging excess discharges dating back to at least 1991. Read More
IA: Carlson -- Present-day budget cuts reach into Iowa's past
Nobody is paying much attention to the part of government that educates Iowans about our heritage and preserves tens of thousands of artifacts, some dating back hundreds of years before Iowa became a state on Dec. 28, 1846. Read More
IA: Group holds summit on job options, health care
The summit, which was attended by church congregations, U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell, U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, state legislators and area business leaders, was held after AMOS member institutions held more than 300 small-group meetings this fall that asked people: "What pressures do you face in your family or household that you wish were different?" Read More
IL: Illinois parental notification law goes into effect Tuesday
Physicians in Illinois this week must begin notifying a parent or guardian when a girl 17 or younger seeks an abortion -- a rule abortion opponents long have sought, but which critics say could keep minors from seeking safe procedures. Read More
Spending limits, gambling top fiscal 2009 ballot measures
 The national spotlight may be focused Nov. 3 on elections for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, but voters elsewhere could take action to profoundly change the way their states get and spend taxpayers’ money.
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