Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to Discuss President Obama’s Blueprint for Economic Revitalization and Job Creation in Iowa
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2012- TOMORROW, will host a roundtable with Iowa agriculture and business leaders as well as Des Moines Area Community College faculty and students to discuss President Obama’s efforts to strengthen the Iowa economy. He will also discuss USDA’s efforts to support Iowa’s rural communities and agriculture sector. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
In Iowa, USDA has provided 62 grants and loans to assist rural s...
Will America Get Over its Nudity Hang-up?
Historian Says U.S. Laws, Attitudes Don’t Match UpAs recently as January, the U.S. Supreme Court was debating whether TV networks should be fined ...
In Phone Conversation, Braley Pushes FEMA Administrator to Fulfill Promises to Cedar Rapids
Braley talked today with FEMA Administrator Fugate on outstanding flood recovery issues
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) s...
QCA Today: February 9, 2012
This feature collects articles published online by the following Quad Cities-area media outlets: Quad-City Times , Rock Island Argus / Moline Dispatch , River Cities' Reader , and WQAD. It also includes items from the Des Moines Register 's "Iowa Politics Insider" and the State Journal-Register 's "The Dome."
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How Public-Safety Pensions Are Increasing Your Taxes
State public-employee pension systems are grossly underfunded in general and are financial time bombs for most states. According to the 2010 paper “Are State Public Pensions Sustainable?”, 31 state pension systems will run out of money by 2030 at current benefit and funding levels. (Illinois top...
LATE-NIGHT WIN CHANGES DAVENPORT MAN’S LIFE
Jeremy Riedesel Wins First Top Prize Playing on the “Did I Win?” Scratch Game
DES MOINES, Iowa – A Davenport man said when he discovered a $100,000 top prize on his “Did I Win?” instant-scratch ticket, he knew it would change his life.
Jeremy Riedesel, 29, said he was alone around midnight...
Illinois Joins Multi-State Settlement with Five National Banks
More than $1 Billion in Mortgage Relief for Illinois Families
CHICAGO – February 9, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Illinois mortgage regulators have joined with their counterparts across the country to accept the terms of a national settlement with five of the nation’s largest bank...
