This summer has an added attraction for downtown Marshalltown. A series of Friday night music events dubbed "Live After Five" at, where else? - the Iowa Valley Community College District owned and operated Orpheum Theatre.According to the schedule through August there's such groups as the ...
Q: Why are changes needed to fix the Affordable Care Act?A: No piece of legislation is perfect, especially one that restructures one-sixth of the U.S. economy.The Affordable Care Act is a prime example. When President Obama signed this sweeping health care overhaul into law seven years ago, ...
Des Moines On June 28 the Iowa Supreme Court approved the Fiscal Year 2018 Iowa Judicial Branch budget that begins July 1, 2017. The budget continues the statewide hiring freeze from the last fiscal year that resulted in more than 150 vacant positions. The judicial branch will continue to keep ...
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.-People prefer newspapers for their local news over TV and the internet, according to a survey conducted for the National Newspaper Association.The majority of those who responded, 33 percent, said they preferred newspapers for news about their local community. Thirty percent ...
Q: What new action has Congress taken to fix systemic flaws at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)?A: During the Obama administration, widely reported scandals involving wait times and delayed patient care at VA health facilities prompted a series of legislative reforms, including passage ...
The Iowa Department of Revenue reports 1,451 fees are imposed and collected by the State of Iowa. The taxpayers of Iowa may not necessarily be aware of the many fees that exist. Most Iowans are aware of fees that we pay on a regular basis such as vehicle registration or plate fees (county fee) ...
The legislative session adjourned a little over a month ago. While it was the first session of my term as your state senator, it was a big one for our constituents and Iowans across the state who wanted to see results.I ran for office because I wanted to fix things, and not play politics or ...
Joe Foss Institute and its Civic Education Initiative are working to reverse the unfortunate trend of declining civic education. In our technology-driven society, most attention is given to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs and preparing students to pass standardized ...
Iowa's youth continues to have a strong interest in livestock farming according to the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers (CSIF) recent survey of Iowa FFA members. Of the students who reported their desire to farm, 89 percent indicated they intend to raise livestock.The 2017 results also ...
Arriving at your dream summer vacation destination without a lodging reservation would be a real nightmare. Scammers make this nightmare a reality for vacation-goers who seek out travel sites to quickly, easily and cheaply book hotels and vacation rentals online.These scammers create mock ...