Iowa must return to a pay-as-you-go approach to budgeting. Government spending should be carefully aligned with anticipated revenues. As governor, Branstad rigorously adhered to [...]
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Iowa Editor
Iowa must return to a pay-as-you-go approach to budgeting. Government spending should be carefully aligned with anticipated revenues. As governor, Branstad rigorously adhered to [...]
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin today said he would propose taxing stock transactions as a way of generating revenue to offset the budget deficit.
Harkin, a Democrat, said he planned to introduce in the Senate a bill co-sponsored in the House by Iowa Rep. Bruce Braley, a measure that would impose a [...]
Newton Independent
Court offices across the state will be closed on Friday as part of the Judicial Branch's decision to order all judicial officers and court staff to take 10 days of unpaid leave during the remainder of the fiscal year in response to the state's revenue shortfalls.
Friday's court system closure is [...]
Currently, the governor said he is required to submit a state budget by the end of January based on projections set by the state Revenue [...]
CORALVILLE, IA. -- At approximately 4:30 p.m., what appeared to be a late model Dodge Ram pickup, charcoal in color struck a utility pole in the 400 block of Tenth Avenue.
According to an eye witness, the vehicle was traveling southbound, approaching the lighted intersection at Highway 6 at a high rate of [...]
Iowa next year will face the largest budget gap in its history: more than $1 billion, a new budget review projects.
The review, released Wednesday by the state’s Legislative Services Agency, shows Iowa lawmakers will face a projected shortfall between revenue and expenses of $1.07 billion in the fiscal year [...]
By PETER HUSSMANN
Skiff Medical Center's financial losses continued in the fourth month of the fiscal year reaching $1.27 million year-to-date, hospital trustees were told at Wednesday's monthly meeting, but it could have been worse.
Expenses from operations outpaced revenue by $82,000 in October as admissions, outpatient, surgeries and emergency department procedures [...]
Newton Independent
The Iowa Supreme Court today ordered that all judges, magistrates and court staff take 10 days of unpaid leave over the course of the final seven months of the fiscal year to deal with state's revenue shortfalls.
In addition, the Supreme Court ordered that all court offices be closed on' [...]
If state workers in the AFSCME labor union vote to take five unpaid days off within the next seven months, they would save 479 jobs across all state departments, including in human services, the revenue department, prisons, state patrol and other agencies.
All AFSCME members would be safe from layoffs until [...]
Newton Independent
The Maytag Bowl project committee will hear from users of the outdoor performance venue to gain their insights on what features should be included in any renovation or reconstruction projects eventually suggested for the site.
The committee will hear from Dean Stoner of Flatland Frank and Nathan Unsworth, who was [...]
