by admin | Apr 14, 2009 | Health & Medicine, Technology
A large state network of hospitals and clinics announced the launch today of a 3,200 mile fiber-optic network that will link healthcare providers together across the state and beyond. Iowa Health System C.E.O. Bill Leaver says the system is called "HealthNet...
by admin | Apr 2, 2009 | Politics & Government, Technology
Republicans in the Iowa Senate suggest taxpayers should stop footing the bill for state workers who carry cell phones and blackberries. Senator Kim Reynolds, a Republican from Osceola, says there should be a ban on state spending on cell phones and P.D.A.’s....
by admin | Apr 1, 2009 | Technology
The worst prank played on Iowans on this April Fool’s Day may be the one that comes via e-mail. Over the past few years, April 1st has brought technology termoil to millions of computer users and this year is expected to bring more of the same. Computer tech...
by admin | Mar 3, 2009 | Politics & Government, Technology
A key lawmaker says bills which would ban cell phone use in vehicles or punish those caught putting on make-up or reading while driving will likely die in the Iowa legislature this year. Senator Keith Kreiman, a Democrat from Bloomfield who’s chairman of the...
by admin | Mar 2, 2009 | Education, Politics & Government, Technology
The head of the Iowa Department of Education says if legislators decide to sell the state-owned fiber optics network, some of the state’s K-through-12 schools might lose the ability to connect to the Internet. Last Friday, House Democratic Leader Kevin McCarthy...
