by admin | Jun 30, 2008 | Business, Health & Medicine, Politics & Government
A group’s been formed to try to unseat legislators who backed a statewide smoking ban. Members in the Iowa Bar Owners Coalition are upset with the state law that goes into effect tomorrow which prohibits smoking in public places, including bars. Brian...
by admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Politics & Government
One of two Republicans who hold statewide office says the attention the two major party candidates are paying to Iowa may help secure flood relief for the state. Both Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are running television advertising in Iowa this week...
by admin | Jun 28, 2008 | Business, Politics & Government
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says this spring’s severe flooding highlights the need for more investment in the nation’s infrastructure. While many levees held back flooding rivers, others across Iowa and the Midwest have been...
by admin | Jun 28, 2008 | Politics & Government, Weather
Iowa’s top elected elected Democrats set aside their high octane political rhetoric and opted to soften their shots at Republicans during this weekend’s Iowa Democratic Party state convention. Governor Chet Culver used a third of his speech to talk about...
by admin | Jun 28, 2008 | Human Interest
One of the nation’s top ten arts festivals is entering its second day in Iowa’s largest city. The Des Moines Arts Festival is being held in the "high and dry" end of downtown, many blocks from any of the flooded rivers. Stephen King, the...