by admin | Jan 31, 2008 | Politics & Government
Senator Tom Harkin is still not sold on the economic stimulus package that cleared the House earlier this week and has the president’s blessing. The senate has begun discussions and changes are in the works. The Senate Finance Committee is backing a plan that...
by admin | Jan 31, 2008 | Recreation / Entertainment
The Iowa Lottery is proposing some changes to the way it verifies winning tickets following a discussion with state legislators. Iowa Lottery executives met with the government oversight committee after the State Ombudsman threatened to use legal action to obtain...
by admin | Jan 31, 2008 | Uncategorized
The director of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Program for the Internal Revenue Service says one in four eligible Iowans are missing out on the special tax benefit. Debra Holland says there are a variety of reasons. "Some people may not earn enough money to...
by admin | Jan 31, 2008 | Military
A Minnesota National Guardsman is suing his wife and her boyfriend, who live in Iowa, accusing the pair of spending his military pay and driving him into debt while he was deployed in Iraq. Andrew Scullen and his wife, Kimberly, got married five days before he shipped...
by admin | Jan 31, 2008 | Politics & Government
Later this afternoon, Senator Tom Harkin will meet with former Congressman Jim Nussle who now is the president’s budget chief. Harkin, who is chairman of the Senate Ag Committee, has talked with Nussle by phone but will review the legislation with Nussle...