Latest Iowa Headlines
All the headlines from our Iowa Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Iowa Judge Certifies Retirees’ Class Action in Deere & Co. Lawsuit
Jan 8 2009 // A federal lawsuit against Deere & Co. filed by a group of retirees is scheduled to go to trial in September, and a judge has ordered class action certification in part of the case. The retirees of the Moline,...
Iowa Lawmakers to Focus on Flood Recovery Despite Economic Concerns
Jan 7 2009 // Despite a state budget crisis and a crumbling national economy, Iowa legislators will nonetheless take on one of the most expensive problems in state history–flood recovery. No one is sure of the price tag, but all...
Iowa Safer Cigarette Law Starts Jan. 1
Dec 30 2008 // An Iowa law requiring the sale of new cigarettes that are less likely to start fires goes into effect Jan. 1. The state Legislature voted earlier this year to approve the sale of the cigarettes that are less likely to...
FEMA Announcs $10 Million in Flood Recovery in Eastern Iowa
Dec 29 2008 // FEMA has announced it will give more than $10 million for flood-recovery projects in eastern Iowa. Projects in Lake Delhi, Iowa City, Anamosa, Bluffton and Cedar Falls will split the FEMA dollars. Among those receiving...
Damaged Iowa Levees Won’t be Fixed by Spring
Dec 23 2008 // Damaged levees will stand between Iowa homes and farm fields this spring because of a delay in repairs. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had estimated that the flood-damaged levees certified by the corps would be fixed by...
Iowa Cities Push for Flood Gauges
Dec 18 2008 // Some Iowa cities want more river gauges following last summer’s flooding. Officials say gauges are an important warning tool, but they may be too expensive. Startup cost for each electronic gauge is $15,000 to...
Iowa Experts Say Serious Flood Frequency May Increase
Dec 17 2008 // Time will tell if the record floods of 2008 are an aberration or the beginning of a trend. But some experts say the likelihood of serious floods in Iowa is increasing in frequency. Eugene Takle is a professor of...
Rebuild Iowa Office Announces Disaster Aid Figures
Dec 15 2008 // Iowa state officials say more than 39,800 Iowans have registered for disaster assistance, and funding for Iowa residents and governments impacted by severe storms and flooding continues to increase. According to the...
Iowa City Proposes Tax to Help Pay for Flood Relief
Dec 8 2008 // A Cedar Rapids Iowa City Council member has proposed a 2 percent sales tax increase for two years to help pay for flood relief. Justin Shields this week urged his colleagues to back the emergency local option sales tax to...
Iowa Gets $125 Million in Federal Grants for Tornado, Flooding Recovery
Dec 2 2008 // Iowa lawmakers announced on Nov. 24 that the state will get $125 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for flood and tornado recovery efforts. Gov. Chet Culver said the money...
Former Iowa Governor Says He Won’t be Next Agricultural Secretary
Nov 26 2008 // Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack says he won’t be the next Agriculture Secretary, according to a report on the Des Moines Register Web site on Nov. 23. Vilsack says in an e-mail that he has never been contacted by aides...
Iowa Supreme Court Rules on Case of Woman with Cancer Diagnosis
Nov 24 2008 // The Iowa Supreme Court issued a ruling on Nov. 21 that sends the case of a woman who sued her doctors for failing to diagnose breast cancer back to a lower court for more proceedings. In her lawsuit filed in Scott County...
Principal Financial Declines Tax Breaks Connected to Iowa Jobs
Nov 19 2008 // Principal Financial Group Inc. will not pursue tax incentives tied to creating 900 jobs in Iowa. The Des Moines-based retirement, insurance and financial services company has notified the Iowa Department of Economic...
Iowa Jury Says Companies Not Responsible for Fire in Turkey Plant
Nov 17 2008 // A federal jury says that two maintenance companies are not to blame for a fire that destroyed a turkey-processing plant in Postville. The Davenport jury made its decision in a lawsuit over a fire that destroyed the Iowa...
New Markets
Nov 16 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Employer Stop Loss Market Detail: Markel...
Workplace Deaths in Iowa Rise in 2007
Nov 10 2008 // The number of people killed on the job in Iowa is up. According to a preliminary report by the U.S. Department of Labor, 88 people died in work-related accidents in 2007. That’s an increase of 17 over 2006. The...
University of Iowa to Restore Art Facility
Nov 7 2008 // Despite the risk that the Iowa River could overflow its banks again, the University of Iowa says it will restore a flood-damaged art building. Officials say that’s because the need for space outweighs the risk that...
$395 Million Approved for Flood, Tornado Recovery in Iowa
Nov 2 2008 // Iowa communities are getting help recovering from a series of natural disasters this year with nearly $395 million in state and federal funding. The money will go to at least 3,200 projects. The biggest chunk of it, about...
New Markets
Nov 2 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Eliminate Forced Placed Coverage Market...
Iowa Receives Additional $23 Million in Federal Disaster Aid
Oct 27 2008 // Iowa is set to receive another $23 million in federal money to repair flood damaged roads and bridges. The funds are part of $690 million being divvied up among 28 states by the U.S. Department of Transportation for...
