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We’re in the middle of hard times, folks. And apparently it’s turned us into a bunch of foul-mouthed, tooth-decayed, sinful, over-stressed …
It was inevitable. Gov. Chet Culver would ask Iowa communities to submit proposals for how to spend $750 million in …
Gazette courts coverage guru Trish Mahaffey was kind enough to share her copy of federal Judge Linda Reade’s ruling last …
The Iowa Senate The curious case of Marshall Clemons, the Cedar Rapids custodian/local union leader who was arrested last week …
Just hit my inbox. Senator Chuck Grassley will be a guest on CBS News’ Face The Nation on Sunday, March …
As expected, the state Revenue Estimating Conference sliced tax collection estimates for the current year and next year. The total …
My youngest daughter, upon learning that spring arrived officially at 6:44 a.m. this morning, rushed to the window to see …
Basketball fans have NCAA madness, but state budget watchers have been waiting for this week, too. They’ve been filing out …
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pretty sure you don’t give a rip about government transparency.Asked about the fate of …
I killed some time today perusing the reports filed by special interest groups that hold receptions and invite members of the Legislature. …
Judge Linda Reade has rejected former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin’s motion to have his trial moved out of Iowa. His legal …
Hey parents, hoping for something new to be scared about? Tainted peanut butter’s old news? Yawning at toy recalls? Immunizations, …
“I’ve stated that you oughta be able to tell rhetoric when you hear it.” U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley responding today …
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