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News Briefing – March 11, 2010

  • Unemployment rate rose slightly in January despite new job creation: RADIO IOWA
  • Senate Oks maid-rite cooking method: REGISTER
  • Govt reorg signed into law: RADIO IOWA
  • State web site breach tied for foreign attacker: REGISTER
  • Report says Alzheimer’s a ‘significant threat’ to Iowa: RADIO IOWA
  • Iowa part of settlement with Lifelock: RADIO IOWA
  • Oversight panel sets hearings on school group: REGISTER
  • 3 Iowa cities vying for Google Internet connection: QC TIMES
  • Iowa, fed tax rules will not be coupled this year: QC TIMES
  • Wellmark’s increases still concern Grassley: REGISTER
  • Lawmakers debate film tax credit: QC TIMES
  • Iowa House bans guns after domestic abuse convictions: QC TIMES
  • Election ’10: Gov candidate Narcisse wins QC endorsement: QC TIMES
  • Lawmakers honor Ferentz: REGISTER
  • Election ’10: Candidate drops out of 1st district race: QC TIMES
  • Grassley predicts big GOP gains: REGISTER
  • Senate votes to toughen enforcement of government openness: GAZETTE
  • Corbett seeks more state disaster aid: GAZETTE
  • Cigarette sales drop in Iowa, but teens still at risk: WCF COURIER
  • Shed light on why health insurance rates are soaring: REGISTER
  • 2 year budget? Power shifts to governor: OBRADOVICH
  • UI gets ready for flooding: SC JOURNAL

News Briefing – March 10, 2010

  • Governor signs puppy mills as first dog looks on: RADIO IOWA
  • A late rush to sell some high-alcohol content beer: RADIO IOWA
  • 17 Iowa river flows already at record highs for date: REGISTER
  • Election ’10: Three GOP candidates for governor speak: RADIO IOWA
  • Governor expects texting bill to be delivered: RADIO IOWA
  • Transportation commission approves more money to fix potholes: RADIO IOWA
  • Is Marshalltown Maid-Rite’s process safe or not?: QC TIMES
  • Lawmakers tweaking bike safety measure: QC TIMES
  • House amends amateur MMA bill: QC TIMES
  • Some Iowa homebuilders see ‘a better year’ ahead: REGISTER
  • Iowa Senate Oks MidAmerican rate increase for nuclear study: QC TIMES
  • Santorum urges Iowa evangelicals to act: QC TIMES
  • Iowa Department of Corrections still faces layoffs: QC TIMES
  • Election ’10: Longest-serving woman in Iowa House to retire: QC TIMES
  • Grassley: Justice Department needs to release lawyers’ names: QC TIMES
  • Senators swiftly reject teens-only texting ban: REGISTER
  • Legislature should respect free speech: REGISTER
  • Property tax bills to rise in Cedar Rapids: GAZETTE
  • Don’t target teens on texting, or anyone else: REGISTER
  • Election ’10: Branstad willing to debate GOP opponents: GAZETTE
  • Ames wants to be test site for fiber-optic network: GLOBEGAZETTE

News Briefing – March 9, 2010

  • School cuts mean higher property taxes: KGAN
  • Wellmark premium increase delayed: RADIO IOWA
  • Bill would consolidate aid program for child development: REGISTER
  • Election ’10: Branstad proposes series of budget reforms: RADIO IOWA
  • 30% of us aren’t saving for eventual retirement: REGISTER
  • Teen texting now targeted: RADIO IOWA
  • Group says legislators should close tax credit ‘loophole’: RADIO IOWA
  • Move afoot to protect teacher pay: REGISTER
  • Audit finds problems in DHS Medicaid verification process: RADIO IOWA
  • Learning program has drawn fire: REGISTER
  • Iowa Senate passes bar nuisance law: QC TIMES
  • Sioux City seeing big turnover: REGISTER
  • Disaster funds for Iowa more than $3.8 billion: QC TIMES
  • State appoints new fire marshal: QC TIMES
  • Brief break predicted for film incentives: REGISTER
  • Grassley says better pay, incentives needed for primary care doctors: GAZETTE
  • Districts should demand accountability: REGISTER
  • Home schooling hits 30,000 in Iowa: WCF COURIER
  • Pass Iowa flood protection bill: REGISTER
  • Don’t confuse tea party with populism: REGISTER
  • Make the common good a priority again: REGISTER

News Briefing – March 8, 2010

  • Lawmakers get ready for the budget: QC TIMES
  • Propane costs stir complaints: REGISTER
  • Troubled school board association must be saved, education leaders say: REGISTER
  • UI economist believes Iowa economy has bottomed out: RADIO IOWA
  • Top Democrat says schools won’t get as much money as promised: RADIO IOWA
  • AFSCME failed me, worker facing layoff at ISU says: REGISTER
  • Energy research bill would let utility raise rates: REGISTER
  • DNR delays water quality standards for nutrients in lakes: RADIO IOWA
  • Harkin happy he’s not on the ballot: REGISTER
  • Election ’10: Boswell to seek re-election: QC TIMES
  • Regulation needed for Iowa fights, insiders say: REGISTER
  • Iowa wind energy storage project moves ahead: QC TIMES
  • Recession hits casinos too: REGISTER
  • Pass Iowa flood protection bill: REGISTER
  • Boom times rooted in disaster recovery money: GAZETTE
  • Continue to improve Iowa Core Curriculum: REGISTER
  • Election ’10: Story County Republican seeks state treasurer’s post: WCF COURIER

News Briefing – March 5, 2010

  • Legislative funnel: what’s alive: REGISTER
  • Legislative funnel: what’s dead: REGISTER
  • Social-issue bills float to the top: REGISTER
  • Legislators say they’ll stay out of casino licensing decision: RADIO IOWA
  • On tour, Culver touts IJOBs success: REGISTER
  • Families USA says lack of health care reform will lead to deaths: RADIO IOWA
  • Hacker hits Iowa Homeland Security site, 2 others: REGISTER
  • Harkin disputes claim health care bill funds abortion: RADIO IOWA
  • Wind project announced for Hamilton County: RADIO IOWA
  • Judge sees no conflict in filmmaking case: REGISTER
  • Pollution alert issued for Cedar Valley: QC TIMES
  • Gingrich to appear at spring fundraiser: REGISTER
  • Senate Republicans try again for gay marriage debate: QC TIMES
  • Race to Top competition excludes Iowa: REGISTER
  • $700,000 in double welfare payments uncollected: QC TIMES
  • Bill would let state take longer giving refunds: SC JOURNAL

News Briefing – March 4, 2010

  • Publisher: Iowa lost many industrial jobs in ’09: QC TIMES
  • USDA says food buyer for schools broke rules: REGISTER
  • Group targets senate president with website: RADIO IOWA
  • Teacher suspended for denying Wiccan alter: REGISTER
  • Cong Braley says Senate needs to show it has health care votes: RADIO IOWA
  • DNR says ice fishing season has been a good one: RADIO IOWA
  • DHS says child abuse cases increased in ’09: RADIO IOWA
  • Grassley stands firm on health care bill: REGISTER
  • Panel Oks bill letting semis add eight tons: REGISTER
  • 500-year flood plain washes out in Iowa: QC TIMES
  • Lobbyists at odds on terms of Iowa dental insurance: REGISTER
  • Culver announces more IJOBS grants: QCTIMES
  • Study: Wind energy keeps Iowa costs down: REGISTER
  • Election ’10: Miller-Meeks: Loebsack now part of ‘culture of corruption’: GAZETTE
  • Still a believer in biodiesel despite loss of Iowa plant: REGISTER
  • Election ’10: Skip debate dance; offer detailed plans: OBRADOVICH
  • Restore America by getting government under control: REGISTER
  • Group announces opposition to online gambling in Iowa: SC JOURNAL
  • Bill would hold owners liable for illegal activities near bars: SC JOURNAL

News Briefing – February 26, 2010

  • Election ’10: Culver’s campaign staff loses two more members: REGISTER
  • Wellmark VP blames rate increase on overweight Iowans: RADIO IOWA
  • Harkin says health care ball is in Republican court after summit: RADIO IOWA
  • Forum to explore the future of farming: RADIO IOWA
  • Bill passes to extend grandparents’’ visits: REGISTER
  • Iowa Senate bill would take guns from accused domestic abusers: QC TIMES
  • Cuts affect HIV patients: REGISTER
  • Iowa Capitol notebook: QC TIMES
  • Lawmakers seek data justifying Wellmark rate hike: QC TIMES
  • Everclear ban unnecessary, state commission says: REGISTER
  • Iowa lawmakers hammering out budget: QC TIMES
  • Lawmakers: Iowa first to help deployed soldiers: QC TIMES
  • Trucking firms challenge Iowa biodiesel legislation: QC TIMES
  • Few boarding homes registered with state: REGISTER
  • Election ’10: Branstad touts his experience: REGISTER
  • Deere recalling workers at Iowa plants: GAZETTE
  • Regents plan study of trends in tuition: REGISTER
  • Helping homeless veterans in Iowa survive war’s aftermath: REGISTER
  • Farm drainage proposal based on sound science: REGISTER
  • O’Reilly covers Iowa’s indecent exposure law: WATCH VIDEO

News Briefing – February 25, 2010

  • Senate approves tougher version of texting ban: REGISTER
  • ELECTION ’10: Huckabee speaks of political ‘revival’: RADIO IOWA
  • Senate approves statue of Borlaug for US Capitol: RADIO IOWA
  • Lawmakers urge closer to watch on need-based aid: REGISTER
  • Filmaker appears in court on charge of first-degree theft: QC TIMES
  • Cedar Rapids to get $15.7 million from FEMA: QC TIMES
  • Hit squad, Iowa bank’s credit cards are linked, police in Dubai say: REGISTER
  • Lawmaker objects to US plan to let states ID livestock: REGISTER
  • New Alcoholic Beverages head draws mixed reaction: QC TIMES
  • Budget panel chairs predict ‘incredible’ cuts will limit services: GAZETTE
  • Capitol Digest: GLOBEGAZETTE

News Briefing – February 24, 2010

  • Election ’10: Culver shrugs off polls: QC TIMES
  • Victims of cyber hacking in IA brace for ID theft: REGISTER
  • House votes to ban writing, sending texts while driving: RADIO IOWA
  • Governor defends handling of film office situation after more firings: RADIO IOWA
  • Grassley asks for justification of Wellmark rate increases: RADIO IOWA
  • Filmmakers argue for confidentiality of reports to state: REGISTER
  • Lawmakers consider military child visitation bill: RADIO IOWA
  • Alcohol division chief won’t get new term: REGISTER
  • Iowa Senate advances heating fuel denial legislation: QC TIMES
  • Disaster case management legislation advances in Iowa: QC TIMES
  • Iowa appliance rebate program updated: QC TIMES
  • New director named for state’s film office: QC TIMES
  • Panel will study medical marijuana: REGISTER
  • Culver signs clinical trials bill: QC TIMES
  • No rapid rebound seen for banks: REGISTER
  • Regent Michael Gartner says tuition increase a mistake: GAZETTE
  • Mandate hospitals report all medical errors: REGISTER

News Briefing – February 22, 2010

  • Iowa’s independent voters turning away from Obama: REGISTER
  • Hospital infection data go unreported: REGISTER
  • Leader of greyhound industry says it offers a lot to the state: RADIO IOWA
  • Iowa Poll: Iowans Ok with cut in superintendents: REGISTER
  • New NWS flood forecast shows increased risk: RADIO IOWA
  • Texting ban backers: Gap in bill may cost Iowa federal money: REGISTER
  • Iowa drivers licenses to arrive in the mail: QC TIMES
  • Iowa lawmakers keep focus on budget: QC TIMES
  • Grassley, Harkin drop to all-time lows: REGISTER
  • Iowa opponents of same-sex marriage pledge vigilance: QC TIMES
  • Election ’10: GOP Leaders: Skipping election would help Culver: QC TIMES
  • Election ’10: In policy, personality, Rants stays sharp: REGISTER
  • Several knew of film claims: REGISTER
  • Slow construction sector anxiously awaits flood work: GAZETTE
  • Pleasantville to try four-day week: REGISTER
  • Linn County Dem legislators discuss budget targets: GAZETTE
  • FEMA spend $535,000 to heat, cool flood-damaged CR library: GAZETTE
  • Progressive programs don’t work: WCF COURIER

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