by admin | Jan 31, 2005 | Politics & Government
Iowa native Mike Johanns is settling in to his new digs in Washington, D.C. The former Nebraska governor who grew up on an Osage, Iowa, dairy farm is now the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Johanns’ wife, Stephanie, says life has radically changed since the move...
by admin | Jan 31, 2005 | Uncategorized
The UNI women’s basketball team begins the week alone in third place in the Missouri Valley Conference with a league mark of 6-3. The Panthers recorded a rare victory in Des Moines yesterday as the Panthers beat Drake 68-54. It was just the second win in...
by admin | Jan 31, 2005 | Uncategorized
The I-R-S wants more people in Iowa to claim a tax benefit they’re not getting. The Earned Income Tax Credit participation rate is below 75-percent here, and the program’s David Williams says that means people are missing out on getting cash in their...
by admin | Jan 31, 2005 | Politics & Government
Governor Tom Vilsack wants to increase the state tax on cigarettes by 80 cents per pack, starting April 1st. That proposal is among hundreds included in Vilsack’s five-billion dollar state spending plan. Vilsack says Iowa’s 36-cents-per-pack cigarette tax...
by admin | Jan 31, 2005 | Uncategorized
A former NBA all-star is looking to help promote Waterloo’s new professional basketball team. Tim Hardaway, who starred with several NBA teams, has agreed to play the first two games for the Waterloo Kings, a new International Basketball League team that begins...
