FEMA Bails Out Delaware County

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending a northeast Iowa countyalmost eight-thousand dollars to help those in need of food or shelter.Tom Stoval is the Director of Operation New View in Dubuque, which will helpgive out the funds. Stovall says agencies...

Lawmaker: No Touch-screen Voting in Iowa

The incoming leader of a key legislative committee will fight efforts toinstall “touch-screen” voting in Iowa. Representative Janet Metcalf,soon-to-be chair of the House State Government Committee, has severereservations about having Iowans cast their...

Low-income Iowans to get Tax Help

Iowans who claim English as their second language will soon be able to getfree help with their federal taxes and advice about a type of tax credit.The Legal Services Corporation of Iowa has won a 76-thousand dollar grantfrom the Internal Revenue Service to launch a...

Iowa Lawmakers to Consider Prison Funding

When the legislature convenes in January, two new lawmakers will head thecommittees which craft the budget for the state’s prisons. RepublicanRepresentative Lance Horbach, an insurance agent from Tama, will lead theHouse Committee that’ll tackle prison...

Ethanol Sees Gains in 2000

Iowans pumped a lot of ethanol this year, tens of thousands more gallonsthan last year, according to a study by the Iowa Corn Promotion Board.Cassandra Donn is spokeswoman for the board. Donn says the increase fromOctober of 1999 to October of 2000 is about six...