Iowa politicians from both parties are speaking out today in defense of finely textured beef product, now commonly known as "pink slime." The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that it will give schools the option of buying gro... »
The U.S. Postal Service announced yesterday that it will keep mail processing facilities in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids open, saving hundreds of jobs. The two Iowa facilities potentially on the chopping block beat the odds, judging from this background p... »
House and Senate leaders toured the state this week to talk about the 2012 legislative session which begins on January 9th in Des Moines. With stops in Mason City, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Davenport and Des Moines, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy a... »
Some of Gov. Terry Branstad's campaign pledges -- to reduce the cost of government by 15 percent, raise family incomes by 25 percent, create 200,000 jobs and have the best schools in the nation -- may be mutually exclusive, economists say. »
