- GOP legislators propose 1 percent hike in state spending; Democrats 3 percent increase: “We have to send a signal to employers that we have our act together. We think this budget does that,” Paulsen says. “They are not going to have to be concerned about a looming tax increase or, worse still, what’s happened in Illinois.”
- RADIO IOWA
- Bid to deny pay hikes to college presidents dies: RADIO IOWA
- Iowa included on list of egg recall states: REGISTER
- Ban on traffic cameras advances at statehouse: RADIO IOWA
- Commercial property tax plans stir opposition in Iowa: REGISTER
- Iowa Supreme Court ready to issue ‘steel wheels’ opinion: REGISTER
- House votes for lead shot during dove hunting season: RADIO IOWA
- Michelle Obama tells Iowa women: “You all going to make the difference in this race”: REGISTER
- Concerns raised over social host bill: REGISTER
- Education teachers worry about new guidelines: QC TIMES
- Group: Tax credit change would aid 500,000 Iowans: QC TIMES
- Senate needs to support hunting rule on lead shot: REGISTER
- Boost in working tax credit promoted: QC TIMES
- Constitutional right to bear arms in Iowa change progresses: QC TIMES
- Two new reports show Iowa’s economy improving, but jobs still lag: REGISTER
- Sign of growing economy? State tax collections up: RADIO IOWA
- Creighton economic survey shows growth on the way: RADIO IOWA
- US consensus on traffic cameras? There isn’t one: REGISTER
- Obama plan aims to help borrowers refinance: REGISTER
- Scaled-back child-abuse registry reform passes House committee: REGISTER
- House committee reviews Branstad education plan: QC TIMES
- Dave Funk will seek Iowa GOP chairman job: REGISTER
- State revenue $62M more than last year: QC TIMES
- Senate approves $8.5M to keep Iowa prisons staffed: REGISTER
- Scene set for an Iowa school financing fight: REGISTER
- Water worries: GAZETTE
- State health official predicts more to come for Iowa’s flu season: GAZETTE
- Let feds create Iowa’s health exchange: REGISTER
- Iowa Senate proposal would let casinos end greyhound racing: GAZETTE
- Justice says Iowans misunderstand Supreme Court’s role: GLOBEGAZETTE
- Loebsack rivals release 2nd district fundraising: SC JOURNAL
- Midwest economic index takes big jump in January: REGISTER
- Restaurants, bars look to change Prohibition-era liquor laws: REGISTER
- Democrat vows to block property tax reform until tax credit passes: RADIO IOWA
- Phone scam resurfaces in southwest Iowa: RADIO IOWA
- Proposed bedbugs bill targets tenants: REGISTER
- At least three senators expected to resign early: QC TIMES
- What’s ahead for Iowa caucuses, Matt Strawn: REGISTER
- Transportation committee surprised by Branstad, but undaunted: QC TIMES
- Tougher protections against child sexual abuse get initial approval: QC TIMES
- Audit: deputy clerk took city deposits: QC TIMES
- Iowa paying for improper layoffs: QC TIMES
- Care centers need more monitoring: REGISTER
- 20 injured, no deaths in 2011 hunting seasons: GLOBEGAZETTE
- Woodbury County workers to get 2 percent raise: SCJOURNAL
- Mental health restructuring worries Woodbury County officials: SCJOURNAL
- Educators raise questions about focus on new tests: RADIO IOWA
- More credits sought for Iowa startups: REGISTER
- Iowa Bicycle Coalition survey shows cycling contributes millions to economy: RADIO IOWA
- Occupy protestors return to state capitol: REGISTER
- Bill would create board for open government disputes: QC TIMES
- It’s time to stop efforts to ban traffic cameras: REGISTER
- Legislature to ponder traffic camera bill, nuclear reactor bill: QC TIMES
- Don’t kill tax tool that’s key to growth: REGISTER
- 60K Iowa residents get concealed weapon permits: QC TIMES
- Iowans favor providing more access: GAZETTE
- State officials say mental health overhaul likely: GAZETTE
- State transportation officials find other saving options: WCF COURIER
- Bottle bill needs an update: WCF COURIER
- Voter ID plan had bipartisan input, not necessarily bipartisan support: GAZETTE
- How caucus system could be improved: GLOBEGAZETTE
- Pressure mounts for online poker in Iowa: GAZETTE
- Iowa, Nebraska target hidden-camera farm videos: GLOBEGAZETTE
- Strengthen, don’t ban traffic cameras: SCJOURNAL
- Branstad says $50M in highway savings found: QC TIMES
- State of the Union: Obama pushes economic boost: REGISTER
- Bill to give Iowans protection in cases of ‘justifiable force’: RADIO IOWA
- Iowa Democrats support ‘Buffet Rule’: RADIO IOWA
- Iowans await Obama’s strategy on today’s visit: REGISTER
- ALEC gives Iowa schools a C-: RADIO IOWA
- Police: Cameras seem to cut accidents: REGISTER
- Utilities Board says memo on nuclear bill is a discussion point, AARP calls it affirmation: RADIO IOWA
- Durham: Iowa needs more people: REGISTER
- Iowa reports norovirus outbreaks increasing: QC TIMES
- New MidAmerican unit to oversee renewables: REGISTER
- Deep divisions remain in property tax debate: QC TIMES
- Sands: It’s Senate’s move on commercial tax: QC TIMES
- High-risk insurance pool is a colossal failure: REGISTER
- Durham wants funding for jobs program on autopilot: QC TIMES
- Senate likely to debate contentious ag bill: GAZETTE
- Branstad to Obama: recognize the error of your ways: WCF COURIER
- Younger people making up larger share of Sioux City homeless: SC JOURNAL
- Woodbury County fears mental health service cuts: SC JOURNAL
- China vice president sets Iowa stop during US tour: REGISTER
- House Democrats say Republicans aren’t giving enough money to student achievement plans: RADIO IOWA
- Iowa’s car dealers see welcome surge in sales: REGISTER
- Website provides locations of thousands of attractions in the state: RADIO IOWA
- Construction industry expects growth this year: RADIO IOWA
- Governor says ‘minor mistakes’ were made with the Caucuses: RADIO IOWA
- Iowa panel debates education reform: QC TIMES
- Branstad objects to farm electrical ruling: QC TIMES
- Utility board analysis gives nuclear power opponents more ammunition: QC TIMES
- ACT testing doesn’t move Iowa ahead: REGISTER
- Supreme Court hears arguments over Branstad’s veto: QC TIMES
- Synthetic pot poses enforcement dilemma in Iowa: GAZETTE
- Sen. Grassley’s twitter account hacked: QC TIMES
- Health care denied to Iowa HIV patients fuels insurance review: REGISTER
- Modernizing, standardizing caucus system makes sense: SC JOURNAL
- Lawmaker: TIF bill is complex: REGISTER
- Governor supports Kadyn’s law: RADIO IOWA
- Ankeny’s development a balancing act: REGISTER
- Grassley says it’s too early to think about 2016: RADIO IOWA
- Iowa Lottery defies sluggish economy, sales up 12 percent past six months: REGISTER
- King has proposal for Keystone Pipeline: RADIO IOWA
- Company wins grants to convert Blairstown plant to make biomass fuel: RADIO IOWA
- Caucus results may threaten first-in-the-nation status: REGISTER
- Branstad set to announce $50M in road construction savings: REGISTER
- Iowa’s celebrity hunting program criticized: QC TIMES
- Iowa tech firm receives state money to expand: QC TIMES
- Counties should use the state’s model for drawing new boundaries: REGISTER
- Branstad’s school reform goal is correct, but not all of the changes: REGISTER
- Branstad looks forward to progress on property taxes: WCF COURIER
- ‘Will,” ‘desire’ for gas tax grows: SC JOURNAL
- Cities wary of Iowa tax cut plan, despite promises: SC JOURNAL
- Bottle bill debate returns to Iowa Legislature: SC JOURNAL
- Annual review of teachers, administrators makes sense: SCJOURNAL
- GOP caucus: Iowa’s pride or embarrassment?: SCJOURNAL
- County leaders confused, apologetic about missing documents: REGISTER
- New debt has Iowa cities’ debt piling up: REGISTER
- Public safety department makes changes in management structure: RADIO IOWA
- Getting the lead out for 2012 dove season: RADIO IOWA
- Terry Branstad would sign a red light camera ban but will one reach his desk: REGISTER
- Postal service rates set to go up Sunday: RADIO IOWA
- Bipartisan group to train Iowa women political candidates: REGISTER
- Blue alert idea stalls in Senate: QC TIMES
- Trust fund for veterans runs low in Iowa: QC TIMES
- Michelle Obama plans Iowa trip next month: GAZETTE
- House education panel bans nicotine use in schools: QC TIMES
- Lawyer who claimed jackpot alleged to have ties to fraud: GAZETTE
- House panel approves compromise tax plan: QC TIMES
- Advocates to try and refocus gay marriage debate: QC TIMES
- Candidate Vilsack stresses land stewardship: GLOBEGAZETTE
- Rick Perry drops bid for White House: SC JOURNAL
- Iowa National Guard: Back to the home front: REGISTER
- 2012 GOP caucus count unresolved: REGISTER
- State commissioner suing governor speaks: RADIO IOWA
- New I-80 interchange plan approved: REGISTER
- Senate approves emergency tuition appropriation for Iowa Guard soldiers: RADIO IOWA
- First TV ad of the general election, from Obama, airs in Iowa: REGISTER
- Des Moines sees another increase in traffic camera revenue: RADIO IOWA
- Senate approves $3M for battleship: QC TIMES
- State senator calls for end of slippery slope silliness: QC TIMES
- Bill encouraging employee stock option plan moves forward: REGISTER
- Lawmakers asked to crack down on underage drinking hosts: QC TIMES
- Developer seeks state aid for ‘Field of Dreams’ development: REGISTER
- Trust fund for veterans running low: REGISTER
- Both Obamas plan Iowa trips: REGISTER
- Iowa receives $10.8M in farm-flood recover money: QC TIMES
- Statewide home sales end year slightly ahead of 2010: REGISTER
- Branstad says he would sign camera ban: GAZETTE
- 4th district race in Iowa has national implications: WCF COURIER
- Group wants public workers off pension system: GAZETTE
- Upgrades approved for Clear Lake, Beeds Lake state parks: GLOBEGAZETTE
- Sioux Center firm earns $300K in state funding: SC JOURNAL
- Vilsack, in Sioux City, pitches conservative agenda: SC JOURNAL
- Voters should have to provide ID: SC JOURNAL
- 2011 put 150,000 acres of farmland out of commission in Western Iowa: QC TIMES
- Analyst says $4 gas still a possibility: RADIO IOWA
- Business-saving idea when owner retires: give keys to employees: REGISTER
- Branstad can hire $325 an hour lawyer: RADIO IOWA
- Gronstal says legislative pay is flawed: REGISTER
- Grassley says internet sharing bill may need tweaking: RADIO IOWA
- Latham proposal: no budget, no paychecks for Congress: RADIO IOWA
- Lawmakers betting multi-state Internet poker would be a winner: REGISTER
- Familiar arguments in first hearing on property tax reform: REGISTER
- Branstad: If Romney wins SC, others should ‘reassess’ campaign: QC TIMES
- Study points to radon problems in Eastern Iowa: GAZETTE
- Iowa lawmakers study tax increment financing rules: QC TIMES
- Branstad brings property tax plan to QC: QC TIMES
- Snowmobilers, wildlife authorities working together on trail projects: WCF COURIER
- DNR reports fewer deer killed: QC TIMES
News Briefing | JillJ | February 3, 2012 | 
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