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2 hrs ago | WOI

Iowa Unemployment Moves Higher

Unemployment in Iowa showed a slight increase to 6.7 percent in October, compared to the previous month's 6.6 percent.

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Related Topix: Iowa Government

6 hrs ago | KWWL-TV Waterloo

Iowa gets its first automated snow gates

Iowa's first automated snow gates are arriving just in time for winter. The remote-controlled gates are being installed on Interstate 35 and U.S. Highway 18 near Mason City, a stretch that sees some of the worst conditions.

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11 hrs ago | KSRO-AM Santa Rosa

Tiny Iowa town has the chargers, awaiting drivers

Hoping to see the USA in your Chevrolet Volt or Nissan Leaf? The tiny Iowa town of Elk Horn will have plenty of electric charging stations and no wait _ if you can get there.

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Electric Vehicle, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Energy, Chevrolet S-10

15 hrs ago | KCCI

Polk Coroner: H1N1 Deaths Understated 2hr

Iowa has officially recorded 21 H1N1 deaths, including seven in Polk County alone.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

Thu Nov 19, 2009

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Gov. Culver orders review of Iowa tax credits

Gov. Chet Culver is ordering a review of 30 tax credit programs administered by six state agencies to determine if they are meeting goals established when they were enacted.

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KWQC-TV Davenport

Harkin OK with moving detainees to Illinois

Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says he backs a proposal to move terrorism detainees from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to an Illinois prison.

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Related Topix: Tom Harkin, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Prison, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Thomson Correctional Center, State Prisons

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Fire damages flooded homes in Iowa's Czech Village

Firefighters are on the scene of a fire in the flood-damaged Czech Village in Cedar Rapids.

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KWWL-TV Waterloo

Alleged embezzler in Iowa to stay in custody

A federal magistrate says a man accused of stealing more than $1 million from a Des Moines business will remain in custody because he's a flight risk.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

WHO-TV

Hollywood Defends Iowa Tax Incentives

When Gov. Chet Culver froze Iowa's film tax credits, dozens of movies scheduled to shoot in the state changed their plans.

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KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

Study says Iowa Tax System Unfair to Poor

A study says the poorest Iowans paid nearly double the percentage of their income in taxes than the wealthiest paid, a gap the authors argue underscores the need to reform Iowa's tax system.

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WHO-TV

H1N1 DEATHS: Two more Iowans have died from complications of the H1N1 flu virus

The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting two more H1N1 flu-related deaths.

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

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Evacuation over after chemical leak in Iowa

Authorities say an evacuation in the northern Iowa town of Greene is over after an anhydrous ammonia leak.

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Related Topix: Greene, IA, Butler County, IA, Floyd, IA, Allison, IA, Marble Rock, IA

KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

Minnesota Man Found in Contempt in Iowa

An attorney says a Minnesota activist has been found in contempt of court for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury in Davenport.

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Related Topix: University of Iowa

WHO-TV

Judge Rules On Iowa Film Lawsuit

A Polk County District Court judge has ordered the state Department of Economic Development to promptly issue $6.5 million in film tax credit certificates to a film company that got caught by Gov.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

KIMT

Iowa's jump in prison population eases

The report issued Monday forecasts that by 2019, the state's nine prisons will hold about 9,000 inmates, up about 8 percent from current numbers.

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Related Topix: Fort Madison, IA

WQAD

Iowa conservatives say they'll focus on gay marriage during legislative session, 2010 election

Iowa conservative leaders are promising to make gay marriage a central issue in next year's elections.

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Related Topix: Iowa Government

The Gazette

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Posted on Nov 17, 2009 by admin . A new Iowa Poll shows that Iowans are lacking confidence in state officials' budget cutting decisions.

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KEYC Television, Mankato, MN - The On...

Fight for Medical Marijuana in Iowa

Some Iowans are hoping to take their fight to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes all the way to the state's next legislative session.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Iowa Government, Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse), Health

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Winchendon Courier

Parties cash in on hot issues

It's possible to get up close and personal with the likes of Sens. Jeff Bingaman, John Thune, Barbara Boxer and Susan Collins -- for a price.

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Related Topix: US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election

WXOW

Growing number of Iowans victims of Alzheimer's

The Iowa Department of Public Health says the number of residents falling victim to Alzheimer's disease continues to rise.

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