Topic: Iowa

Liberal, conservative groups press for different approaches to solving Iowa's budget problemsLiberal and conservative groups pressed Iowa lawmakers on Thursday to take different approaches to resolving a budget shortfall of $500 million or more in the next fiscal year.The conservative Iowans for ...

Obama backs whistle-blowers but not in intell

Administration instead supports creating avenue within the executive branch. The Obama administration is ready to expand protections for federal whistle-blowers this year, but it does not support provisions in a House bill that would allow national security personnel to pursue court remedies, ...
These days, it doesn't take too much effort to find a business set to prosper in the stimulus economy -- just follow the contrails of Air Force One and Two. But it was Vice President Biden's visit to Serious Materials in Chicago ...
Thousands of protesters, some dressed like Revolutionary War soldiers and most waving signs with anti-tax slogans, gathered around the nation Wednesday for a series of rallies modeled after the original Boston Tea Party.They chose the income tax filing deadline to express their ...
After House Republicans balked at supporting the $819 billion economic stimulus bill, a group of progressive political organizations is launching a campaign to pressure five Republican senators into backing the bill. The Campaign for Jobs and Economic Recovery -- an umbrella group ...
yes" vote was a vote to approve the package and a "no" vote was a vote against it.Voting "yes" were 39 Democrats, 34 Republicans and 1 independent.Voting "no" were 9 Democrats, 15 Republicans and 1 independent.Democrats YesAkaka, Hawaii; Baucus, Mont.; Bayh, Ind.; ...

Clinton Swings: How Hillary Got Her Rove Back

KNOXVILLE, IOWA—When Hillary Clinton’s campaign quietly assured reporters that she was going to make news with an economic policy address here this week, it had nothing to do with economic policy at all.As it quickly became apparent, she had come to talk ...