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16 hrs ago | Des Moines Register

Guest column: How to rebuild Iowa's government

Last month, Gov. Chet Culver ordered a 10 percent across-the-board cut in the state budget, a percentage more than twice as large as any such cut in the state's recorded history.

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Related Topix: Iowa, US Governors, Chet Culver

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Hawk Eye

Aide: Conlin running in 2010

An aide said Friday lawyer Roxanne Conlin intends to seek the Democratic nomination for Senate in 2010 and the right to oppose Republican Sen.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Grassley, Iowa

Fri Nov 06, 2009

KCCI

GOP Candidate Out Of Governor's Race 1hr

Senate Republican Leader Paul McKinley announced Friday that he is withdrawing from the campaign for governor.

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Related Topix: US News, Iowa, US Governors, Chet Culver

Iowa Independent

More deaths in Iowa from H1N1

Four additional Iowa influenza-related H1N1 deaths are being reported today by the Iowa Department of Public Health , and one of the new fatalities is not attributable to risk factors associated with an additional medical condition.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Iowa

KCCI

Campaign Brews For Gay Marriage Vote 2hr

A movement is under way that aims to undo the marriage licenses given to same-sex couples since the Iowa Supreme Court legalized gay and lesbian marriages in April.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Gay/Lesbian

Thu Nov 05, 2009

CLTV - Chicago Land's TV

Medicinal Pot: Advocates realize legalizing marijuana for medical use ...

After holding hearings throughout Iowa about medical uses of marijuana, pharmacy regulators will consider whether to recommend that legislators change the state's laws dealing with the drug.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Iowa

NY Daily News

It's species-hopping: First cat diagnosed with swine flu

Health officials in Iowa say a 13-year-old cat tested positive for swine flu - the first feline to come down with the virus.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Iowa

Wed Nov 04, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Iowa GOP candidates favor public vote in same-sex marriage

NEAR IDA GROVE, Iowa - As folks, in Maine, vote publicly on same-sex marriage, four men running for Iowa governor want voters in the "hawkeye state" to have the same chance.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Ida Grove, IA, Crawford County, IA, Ida County, IA, Gay/Lesbian

WUSA9.com Washington, DC

Beer With Extra Buzz On Tap Up To 16%

A growing number of states are moving to allow higher alcohol content in beer, despite concerns from some substance-abuse experts.

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Related Topix: Beer, Drink, Alabama, Iowa

District Administration

Iowa School Funding Faces $543 Million Challenge

Gov. Chet Culver and legislative budget architects will face a $543 million gap in funding for K12 public schools when they begin assembling a fiscal 2011 spending plan next session.

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Related Topix: Iowa

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Telegraph Herald

Iowa: Governor's race shapes up in Iowa

Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has hired a communications director, but he has not declared his candidacy for the 2010 gubernatorial race.

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Related Topix: Iowa, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Government, Mitt Romney, Chet Culver, US Governors

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Geriatric health services are needed in Iowa

A recent report from the University of Iowa Center on Aging found a startling gap between the growing number of people who need geriatric health care services and the limited supply of those services in the state.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Geriatric Medicine, Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa Center, IA, Long Term Care, Health

Sun Nov 01, 2009

DesMoinesRegister.com The Des Moines ...

Guest column by State Sen. Jack Hatch: Despite recession, Iowa has a growing economy

There's no doubt that Iowa and the rest of the country are facing tough times. Since the Legislature approved a balanced budget last spring, state revenues have plunged dramatically.

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Related Topix: Iowa

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Des Moines Register

Iowa town celebrates garlic with festival

Two decades ago, no one would have imagined Iowa would someday be home to a garlic festival.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Life, Food, Garlic, Food Festival, Recipes, Potatoes, Vegetables

Fri Oct 30, 2009

CNN

'Team Sarah' trying to raise $41k to get Palin in Iowa

A political organization formed to promote Sarah Palin is trying to raise $41,000 to help pay for a potential appearance by the former Alaska governor next month before an influential conservative group in Iowa.

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Related Topix: Iowa, US Governors, Sarah Palin, US Politics, US News

Thu Oct 29, 2009

UPI

Does Palin want fee for Iowa speech?

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin , invited to address a conservative group in Iowa next month, has reportedly made an unusual demand -- a fee.

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Related Topix: Iowa

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Iowa House leader says more budget cuts loom

Attention has been focused on Gov. Chet Culver's plans to cut $565 million from the state's budget, but legislators say they'll probably have to make an equally large cut to the following year's budget.

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Related Topix: Iowa

Wed Oct 28, 2009

ABC News

Iowa Panel Won't Sanction Pharmacy Group

An Iowa legislative panel is declining to sanction a pharmacy group for violating lobbying laws during the last legislative session, but lawmakers say they want to overhaul the law to bring more transparency to the system.

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Related Topix: Iowa

Telegraph Herald

Iowa TouchPlay replay? Bad idea

If these near-slot machines were so scurrilous three years ago, why would we bring them back? "I don't believe the people of Iowa want gambling on every street corner." That's what some Iowa lawmakers were saying a few years ago when TouchPlay video lottery games were popping up in stores and bars across the state.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Lottery

Tue Oct 27, 2009

News Times

Trial starts in Iowa lawsuit against Conn. company

Testimony is under way in a consumer fraud lawsuit filed by Iowa against a Connecticut company over discount buying programs.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Connecticut, Connecticut Government

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