by admin | Feb 28, 2008 | Politics & Government
A group pushing for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in Iowa is charging that key Democrats in the legislature are getting campaign contributions from wealthy gay rights activists. Chuck Hurley of the Iowa Family Policy Center says the money’s...
by admin | Feb 28, 2008 | Business
Two bills working their way through the Iowa Senate seek to provide Iowans more protection from identity theft. The first would allow Iowans to pay 10-dollars to a credit reporting agency and put a "freeze" on their credit report. It means no one would be...
by admin | Feb 28, 2008 | Politics & Government
The State of Iowa is getting one-and-a-half million dollars from the federal government to help finance efforts to help homeowners in danger of foreclosure. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says it’ll help deal with an "avalanche" of problems faced by...
by admin | Feb 28, 2008 | Politics & Government
The home loan foreclosure situation has reached a "crisis" level, according to U.S. Senator Tom Harkin. The Iowa Democrat is cosponsoring what’s being called the Foreclosure Prevention Act, which should reach the Senate floor next week. Harkin says...
by admin | Feb 28, 2008 | Business
Members of a retiree organization upset about recent changes to their heath care plan showed up at John Deere’s annual shareholder meeting in Moline Wednesday to protest. John Deere used to sponsor coverage for its white-collar retirees, but then changed the...
