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IA: Branstad wants to scrap credits for film projects

Altaf Rahamatulla on December 1, 2010 - 1:55pm

The Quad-City Times:

Gov.-elect Terry Branstad said Tuesday he plans to scrap the incentive program that used state tax credits to lure film projects to Iowa, but he has not given up on having a film office or seeking to have future movies made in Iowa.

RELEASE: Lawmakers From 27 States to Support Health Care Law Against Right-Wing Attorneys General

Anonymous on November 16, 2010 - 10:21pm

On Tuesday, November 16, 2010, a bipartisan group of over 75 lawmakers from 27 states announced that they will be filing a "friend of the court" brief defending the constitutionality of the new health care law, in response to the constitutional challenge being led by 20 right-wing state Attorneys General in federal court in Florida. Speaking on a telephone press conference announcing the filing of the brief, lawmakers who signed on to the brief stressed their differences with the right-wing Attorneys General trying to repeal the law, their belief that the law is constitutional, and their continuing work to implement the law effectively at the state level.

Press Call: Lawmakers From 27 States Defend Health Care Law

On Tuesday, November 16, 2010, a bipartisan group of over 75 lawmakers from 27 states announced that they will be filing a "friend of the court" brief defending the constitutionality of the new health care law, in response to the constitutional challenge being led by 20 right-wing state Attorneys General in federal court in Florida. Speaking on a telephone press conference announcing the filing of the brief, lawmakers who signed on to the brief stressed their differences with the right-wing Attorneys General trying to repeal the law, their belief that the law is constitutional, and their continuing work to implement the law effectively at the state level.

IA: Culver: end state film tax credit program

Altaf Rahamatulla on September 8, 2010 - 10:34am

Radio Iowa:

Governor Chet Culver says once the existing state commitments are met, the state tax credit program for film and TV productions in Iowa should be shut down.

Department of Justice to States: Don’t Sue Polluters

Fabiola Carrion on September 2, 2010 - 1:18pm

In a blow to states’ leadership over clean energy, the U.S. Department of Justice has filed a brief before the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that states cannot sue power plant operators that generate pollution. The Justice Department alleges that: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency has already started to regulate greenhouse emissions; and (2) states lack standing to assert a federal nuisance claim.

IA: Culver: Give schools 4 percent more

Altaf Rahamatulla on August 5, 2010 - 4:38pm

The Des Moines Register:

The economy will rebound enough to support a 4 percent spending increase for schools in 2011-12, Gov. Chet Culver said Wednesday.

IA: Iowa tax collections lowest in 4 years

Altaf Rahamatulla on July 6, 2010 - 10:10am

The Quad-City Times:

Net state tax collections for the 12-month period that ended Wednesday were the lowest in four years and further evidence Iowa struggled through “a really bad recession,” according to a fiscal analyst with the Legislative Services Agency.