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Grassley Asks for Details about Iowa Farm Service Agency Closures
Chuck Grassley Official US Senate Site
Feb 03WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley is raising questions about the Farm Service Agency office closures recently announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The department has proposed closing 259 offices and other facilities, including three Farm ... »
Ottumwa students charged with terrorism in what police say was plan to harm students
WQAD - AP Iowa Headlines
Dec 23OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Ottumwa police have charged a high school student with conspiracy to commit terrorism in what authorities say was a plan to "harm a number of students." »
Mason City receives $214K grant from EPA
WQAD - AP Iowa Headlines
Dec 16MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Mason City has been awarded a $214,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to improve the city's drinking water. »
Cigarette likely to blame for deadly Ottumwa motel fire
WQAD - AP Iowa Headlines
Dec 08OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — One man has died in a fire at an Ottumwa motel and officials say it appears an improperly discarded cigarette is to blame. »
Cain campaign: Farmers know more about regulations than EPA
Iowa Independent
Nov 15The chairman for Herman Cain's Iowa effort says the campaign "relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators" in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false. »
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Obama in Cedar Rapids links and discussion thread
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 25President Barack Obama hits the road today through Friday to promote proposals from last night's State of the Union address. Cedar Rapids is the first stop on his itinerary, which also includes Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver, and Detroit. All cities are in... »
Iowa House district 64 preview: Dan Rasmussen vs Bruce Bearinger
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 25Iowa's new map of political boundaries created a large number of competitive House and Senate districts in the northeast part of the state. Yesterday Democrat Bruce Bearinger announced his candidacy in the new House district 64, now represented by Repu... »
Branstad seeks to protect farmers from electrical inspections
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 23Governor Terry Branstad struck a blow against what he considers overly burdensome business regulations today. He moved to help farmers regain an exemption from having electrical work inspected. When Democrat Chet Culver was governor, the Iowa Electrica... »
Who's who in the Iowa House for 2012
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 13Although the 60 Republicans and 40 Democrats in the Iowa House haven't changed since last year, I thought it was worth updating this post, because some committee assignments have changed, and House Democrats reshuffled their ranking members somewhat. M... »
EPA database shows top greenhouse gas emitters in Iowa
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 12The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a new database yesterday showing 2010 greenhouse gas emissions for large facilities across the country. After the jump I've posted the top 10 emitters in Iowa. The EPA figures are based on 2010 emission... »