22 Apr 2016

Loebsack & SBA to Present Award to Iowa Business Growth Company, Tour Retrieval Business Systems

By Joe Hand

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack will join the Small Business Administration (SBA), TODAY, Friday, April 22 at 1:30pm, to present the FY 2015 Iowa SBA Top 504 Lender Award to Iowa Business Growth. Under the 504 program, SBA works w...

21 Apr 2016

VERY IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - Administrative Professional's Day is next week!!

By Kathy Riley

Good Morning!  I would like to thank you in advance for posting this event for us.  It is sad to say but there will be a lot of administrative people who are not recognized for their hard work.  They are typically behind the sce...

20 Apr 2016

Smiddy Opposes Effort to Tax Drivers by the Mile

By Paul Ferrero

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, is strongly opposing proposals to track and tax motorists based on the miles they drive annually.

“Illinois is in an unprecedented financial situation, but punishing families f...

20 Apr 2016

Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on RLGA trade mission in Israel

By Office of the Governor of the State of Iowa

(DES MOINES)  Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds, returning home to Iowa from an economic and business-development trade mission with the Republican Lt. Governors Association (RLGA) to Israel last week, announced that she was able to meet with the...

20 Apr 2016

A Retirement Savings Message from State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald

By Karen Austin

DES MOINES, IA (04/19/2016)(readMedia)-- This legislative session, my office introduced legislation that would help combat the looming retirement savings crisis facing our country and the state of Iowa. This crisis has been measured by many rec...

20 Apr 2016

Branstad, Reynolds Kick-Off Governor’s 2016 Future Ready Iowa Summit

By Office of the Governor of the State of Iowa

Future Ready Iowa Summit highlighted in Governor’s 2016 Condition of the State Address

(DES MOINES) – Today, Gov. Branstad, Lt. Gov. Reynolds, business, labor and nonprofit leaders; educators, students and parents; and...

19 Apr 2016

pro-taxpayer rights items from Grassley to get committee consideration

By Grassley Press

Finance Committee to Consider Several Pro-taxpayer Rights Measures from Grassley

WASHINGTON – Several pro-taxpayer rights provisions from Sen. Chuck Grassley will receive key committee consideration this week.

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19 Apr 2016

Smiddy Backs Munger Delay of Legislator Pay

By Paul Ferrero

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, issued the following statement Monday, supporting Comptroller Leslie Munger’s announcement that legislators’ salaries would be delayed due to the budget impasse:

“I think...

19 Apr 2016

Working Out on a Budget

By Steve Burke

By Nathaniel Sillin

It's true–good health really does save money.

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19 Apr 2016

MUNGER: 'WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, WE ALL WILL WAIT IN LINE'

By Rich Carter
Comptroller puts elected leader pay on par with other obligations
CHICAGO - Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger on Sunday announced that compensation for Illinois' Gener...

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