DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa Governor Chet Culver has announced $2.8 million in I-JOB grants to rehabilitate affordable housing units in Council Bluffs, Des Moines and Dubuque. Culver says the funds will help provide safe and decent living conditions for some of the state's most vulnerable citizens.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The president of the Iowa Family Policy Center says a proposal to introduce Internet gambling to Iowa is a bad idea. Chuck Hurley says elected officials should find
ways to reduce the burden on tax payers without turning to gambling.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A new study shows wind energy production in Iowa is continuing to grow and that electrical costs to consumers in the state have remained stable and are among the
nation's lowest. David Osterberg, a researcher with the Iowa Policy Project and one of the study's authors, says it shows alternative energy can help control utility costs.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The battle between the city of Davenport and the mother of a delinquent teen continues with the Iowa Supreme Court hearing arguments in the case. A Scott County judge agrthat Anne Hensler has the right to parent without undue intrusion by the state. But the city of Davenport appealed.
