Dean Mayne was sworn in as the new First Ward alderman Monday night by District Court Judge Paul Macek. Mayne defeated Norm Voelliger in the Sept. 2 special election. The vacancy on the council was created when Keith Kauten, elected in November 2007, resigned from his seat.
Iowa lawmakers are likely to need a supermajority vote to increase personal and corporate income taxes after approval for a proposed constitutional amendment took the lead... more
Iowa Farmers Union has not endorsed federal candidates for at least 14 years, but is urging farmers to vote for Josh Turek in the race for U.S. Senate, and the rest of the Democrats... more
Less than two weeks after the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the agency was stepping up enforcement of the federal Animal Welfare Act, the USDA’s lawyers are arguing in court that... more