by admin | Mar 31, 2009 | News
The run to the Final Four for the Iowa State women came up a game short. Jane Appel poured in 46 points and added 16 rebounds as second ranked Stanford rolled to a 74-53 win over the Cyclones in a regional final in Berkley, California. Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly...
by admin | Mar 31, 2009 | Business, Politics & Government
A hearing at the statehouse tonight gives the public a chance to tell legislators what they think of a bill that would dramatically change Iowa’s income tax system. A half-dozen lobbyists got to publicly air their thoughts Monday. Democrats say their aim is...
by admin | Mar 30, 2009 | Crime & Courts, Politics & Government
A bipartisan group of eastern Iowa legislators, lawyers and law enforcement officials staged a statehouse news conference today to complain about cuts in the travel budgets of district court judges. Esther Dean, a lawyer from Muscatine, is a Muscatine County...
by admin | Mar 30, 2009 | News
Iowa State football coach Paul Rhoads says their is a sense of urgency surrounding spring drills for the Cyclones. After taking the helm following Gene Chizik’s departure to Auburn, the coaching staff is installing a new system and a different philosophy as the...
by admin | Mar 30, 2009 | Health & Medicine
A new 62-cent per pack federal tax on cigarettes taxes effect Wednesday but most Iowa smokers are already feeling the pinch. Many cigarette companies raised their rates two weeks ago to absorb the tax hike. It’s prompting more Iowans to call the state health...