The state paid nearly $6.6 million in FY2010 to settle claims and resolve disputes caused by employee mistakes, misconduct or other damages.advertisment
<b>Marshalltown, Ia. </b> Iowa schools will move from local to national standards for what students should master in math and English within two years.advertisment
BELMOND, Iowa (AP) A teacher at Belmond-Klemme High School has been found not guilty of charges that she had a sexual relationship an 18-year-old male student.advertisment
A Democratic group is questioning Chuck Grassley's support for a Republican candidate who has criticized federal subsidies for renewable fuels.advertisment
Niece, senator to oversee care of dementia sufferer pulled from his home. | <a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100418/NEWS10/106050001"><b>Previous coverage:</b> When should the state step in?</a?advertisment
Piano playing duo Frances and Marlow Cowan of Ankeny delighted a crowd of more than two dozen during a potluck lunch at the Indianola Activity Center Nov. 13 with their playful act.
Crews from Owen Crist auto and body service towed the the silver SUV-type vehicle from the lake at 12:35 p.m. Divers from Des Moines Fire and Rescue put privacy tarps onto the vehicle, which had heavy front-end damage.
Simpson College hosted homecoming activities the week of Oct. 8, including the ?Float, Sink or Swim? event that saw most contestants sink in the Simpson pool.
After nine years in Green Bay, Aaron Kampman has a fresh start in Jacksonville. But first, he has to overcome a knee injury that ended his 2009 season.advertisment
Lisa Koll (Iowa State cross country; track and field) and Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska football) have been named 2009-10 Big 12 Conference Athletes of the Year, the league office announced.advertisment
Robert Richardson Jr. was a star quarterback in high school and played football at Southern Methodist, but his size led him to NASCAR's Nationwide Series instead of the NFL.advertisment
Sean Moore hit a grand slam as the Trojans scored five times in the seventh to break open the Class 4-A semifinal tonight at Principal Park.advertisment
The Register's Rob Gray will host a live chat at 11 a.m. today, with NASCAR Nationwide driver Matt DiBenedetto as his guest. He will answer your questions.advertisment
More than half of states require hospitals to report certain medical errors or criminal events - such as use of contaminated drugs or a patient abduction - to a state agency for further review or investigation. Iowa isn't one of them.advertisment
As BP claims the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history, and while Massey Coal still has meaning, politicians in Washington, D.C,. have killed the energy bill. They have squandered this unique opportunity to help save our planet, and they have passed on the opportunity to lead the worldwide renewable energy industry, the very industry - and perhaps only industry of size - capable of stabilizing the entire American economy. Unfortunately, as bad as this is, it points to an even larger issue: the loss of the foundation of the U.S. democracy.advertisment
In the two years she worked for the Urbandale public library, Lisa Bonifas got glowing reviews. Words like motivated, detail-oriented, extremely effective and "exceptional accuracy" permeate her June 23 review, which rated her 10.55 out of 12.advertisment
Even though Democrats finally broke the Republican filibuster on July 20 so they could pass the unemployment benefits extension by the 60-vote margin, Senate Republicans blocked the vote for just a little longer, until Wednesday night.advertisment
The July 14 Register editorial, "Extend Medicaid Lifeline to Poor," correctly noted the immediate need for congressional action on Medicaid funding. If Congress takes no action, Iowa will lose $121.7 million.advertisment
I am disappointed in Sen. Chuck Grassley's lack of support for election funding reform recently voted on in the Senate. I keep on hearing the words "freedom of speech" thrown around whenever the ability of corporations to influence elections is put at risk.advertisment
I was dismayed when I read Rekha Basu's July 21 heart-breaking column about Braden Byersdorfer ("Why Can't This Baby Go Home?"), a child who has serious health issues, being sentenced to a bed in a neonatal ICU because his parents' insurance company will not cover home care services.advertisment
Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency startled farmers with its decision to conduct an unplanned review of the agricultural herbicide atrazine, a crop-protection tool in use for 50 years. It's been said no molecule has received more intensive study than atrazine. In 2006, the EPA finished a 12-year re-approval process, reporting atrazine posed no harm.advertisment
Hardly anybody appreciates Congress, and with good reason: The consensus is that the Senate, in particular, plagued by constant Republican filibustering and obstructionism, is broken.advertisment
When the Legislature convened in January, we knew that small businesses, like many Iowa families, were struggling because of effects of the national recession. A group of legislators who also happen to be small business owners started meeting to reach out to other small business owners and ask them what the Legislature could do to help.advertisment
When I first took office on the Polk County Board of Supervisors, the decision already had been made to build Wells Fargo Arena and Hy-Vee Hall, which along with Veterans Memorial Auditorium and the Polk County Convention Complex make up the Iowa Events Center. The responsibility for the board at that time was to make sure the facilities ran as efficiently as possible with the least drain on county taxpayers.advertisment
