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A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The 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.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
In light of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain’s recent “D” score on the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America report card, some members of the University of Iowa Veterans Association sounded off on their fellow veteran, The Daily Iowan reported.
Despite all of the media attention surrounding Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama’s Christian faith, including his connection to the controversial former Pastor Emeritus Jeremiah Wright of the Trinity United Church of Christ, nearly 42 percent of registered voters nationwide still cannot identify Obama’s religion, a University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll shows.
A law firm’s report that documents the University of Iowa’s handling of a sexual assault case involving two former UI football players and led to the firing of two top officials at the university will end up costing the state $247,588, the Des Moines Register reported.
Now that the flood waters have receded in Iowa City and officials have had time to assess the damages caused by the floods this summer, the University of Iowa (UI) must decide what to do next to prevent future flood damage. The UI took the first step in moving forward Wednesday by appointing a 14-member [...]
With four weeks remaining before the election, the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) released its report cards on members of the 110th Congress. Grading was based on legislation that affected veterans and their families. Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain of Arizona earned a ‘D’ on the report card, while his Democratic opponent, [...]
Despite the sky-is-falling mentality that has consumed the global mindset of investors as of late, University of Iowa economic forecaster John Geweke expects that this year’s floods, foreclosures, market meltdowns and bankrupt banks will have minimal impact on the Iowa economy in the coming year.
Pending confirmation by the Iowa Senate, the Iowa state Board of Regents will see a new face on its governing body. Gov. Chet Culver announced his appointment of Greta Johnson of LeMars to the State Board of Regents Monday.
Despite the steady rise in suicides among active-duty service members, congressional politics trumped an amendment to the recently passed Defense of Defense Reauthorization Bill that would have helped address this increasing problem.
Gov. Chet Culver ordered that all flags in the state be flown at half staff Friday, October 3, 2008, from 8 a.m. (CST) until sunset in honor of Staff Sgt. Nathan Cox, 32, who was killed Sept. 20 in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Cox’s body arrived early [...]
What would the University of Iowa’s homecoming in Iowa City — or the Peoples’ Republic of Johnson County — be without an infusion of politics in its annual parade? For starters, it would be 30 minutes shorter. But with less than two months remaining before a presidential-election, droves of political aficionados hit the streets and [...]
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