by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 31, 2011 | Business, Recreation / Entertainment
Governor Branstad and Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate will host 10 town hall meetings around the state to field complaints about state regulations. And Senate Republican Leader Paul McKinley dismisses the separate town-hall tour on government red-tape that...
by Todd Kimm | Jan 31, 2011 | Radio Iowa Baseball Coaches Poll, Sports
Class 4A 1. Linn-Mar (15-0), LW #1 vs Iowa City High (Tue) 2. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (13-2), LW #4 @ Waterloo West (Tue) 3. Sioux City East (11-2), LW #3 vs South Sioux City North, NE. (tonight) 4. Ankeny (13-2), LW #2 @ DSM Roosevelt (Tue) 5. Cedar Falls (10-2), LW #5...
by Matt Kelley | Jan 31, 2011 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
One person died and two others were injured in a house fire this morning in Waterloo. Firefighters were called to the home on Waterloo’s north side (2861 Logan Ave.) around 4 a.m. Acting Fire Chief Mike Jenn says the cause of the fire is under investigation but...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 31, 2011 | Business, Politics & Government
Governor Branstad and his Department of Economic Development director have unveiled their plan to get rid of the state agency and replace it with a public-private partnership. The Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress, which they’re calling I-PEP, would accept...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 31, 2011 | Politics & Government
Governor Branstad says the state’s casinos can afford the double-digit state tax increase he’s proposed. Branstad is asking legislators to approve a new, 36 percent state tax rate for the state-licensed casinos. “I’m confident the casinos will...