by admin | Jan 31, 2002 | Politics & Government
A refurbished state building was officially dedicated today in honor of the first woman elected to statewide office. In 1932, Ola Babcock Miller was elected Iowa Secretary of State, and she won re-election twice. The Old State Historical Building, across the street to...
by admin | Jan 31, 2002 | Business, Crime & Courts
Cedar Rapids based McLeod U-S-A has gone to court to try and get out from under its huge debt. The telecommunications company filed a chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in a Delaware court today. Company officials say the filing shouldn’t disrupt employees,...
by admin | Jan 31, 2002 | Health & Medicine
An outbreak of whooping cough is under the microscope in the Cedar Rapids schools. There’ve been cases confirmed at a one high school and one middle school in Cedar Rapids. Officials say that’s cause for concern and they’re advising parents to keep...
by admin | Jan 31, 2002 | Uncategorized
The Iowa House has voted to block a proposal that’d get rid of a tax agreement with Illinois and start collecting Iowa taxes from Illinois residents who work in the Hawkeye State. Illinois would then start collecting taxes from Iowans who work on the east side...
by admin | Jan 31, 2002 | Outdoors
An ethics complaint against a state senator who works for a large-scale hog operation has been dismissed. But the Senate Ethics Committee voted in favor of requiring senators to ask for an ethics ruling in the future if they take jobs which might present a conflict of...
