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Labor Department says it wasn't told about raid
Washington, D.C. — A letter from the U.S. Department of Labor to Rep. Bruce Braley says the agency was not notified in advance about a raid on an Iowa meatpacking plant - in direct contradiction to a separate letter to Braley from immigration authorities stating that they "fully coordinated" with labor officials investigating the plant.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:38 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Washington, D.C. — A letter from the U.S. Department of Labor to Rep. Bruce Braley says the agency was not notified in advance about a raid on an Iowa meatpacking plant - in direct contradiction to a separate letter to Braley from immigration authorities stating that they "fully coordinated" with labor officials investigating the plant.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:38 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
CIETC outrage not near end
Lawyers in the CIETC civil lawsuit agreed Thursday on an August 2010 trial date, which sets the stage for at least two more years of legal battles over roughly $1.5 million in taxpayer money allegedly misspent by former job-training executive Ramona Cunningham and others.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:34 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Lawyers in the CIETC civil lawsuit agreed Thursday on an August 2010 trial date, which sets the stage for at least two more years of legal battles over roughly $1.5 million in taxpayer money allegedly misspent by former job-training executive Ramona Cunningham and others.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:34 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
DART board members talk taxes, policy, principles
The elected leaders of Des Moines' busing agency met Thursday to discuss the fairest way to tax the property owners in cities across the region, and they did discuss it.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:33 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The elected leaders of Des Moines' busing agency met Thursday to discuss the fairest way to tax the property owners in cities across the region, and they did discuss it.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:33 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Federal aid won't make up for losses, panel told
Federal disaster aid will not make up for the billions of dollars Iowans lost to this year's flood and tornadoes, emergency officials said Thursday during Gov. Chet Culver's first disaster recovery commission meeting.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:31 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Federal disaster aid will not make up for the billions of dollars Iowans lost to this year's flood and tornadoes, emergency officials said Thursday during Gov. Chet Culver's first disaster recovery commission meeting.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:31 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Special Olympics kiosk unveiled at Hall of Pride
The idea was hatched three years ago.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:29 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The idea was hatched three years ago.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:29 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Businesses notified about smoking ban
The bar where Cole Fry works was one of the first in Iowa to get a note in the mail from the state's health department with the news that someone had alleged a violation of the smoking ban.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:27 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The bar where Cole Fry works was one of the first in Iowa to get a note in the mail from the state's health department with the news that someone had alleged a violation of the smoking ban.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:27 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Former sheriff made threats, complaint says
Former Dallas County Sheriff Brian Gilbert might have violated his probation from a felony theft conviction when he allegedly threatened to kill his ex-wife and mother-in-law in a telephone call last month from his Arizona home.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:24 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Former Dallas County Sheriff Brian Gilbert might have violated his probation from a felony theft conviction when he allegedly threatened to kill his ex-wife and mother-in-law in a telephone call last month from his Arizona home.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:24 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Offer made to purchase Southridge Mall
The owners of Southridge Mall, Macerich Cos. of Santa Monica, Calif., have received an offer to buy the shopping center, according to a letter obtained by The Des Moines Register.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:20 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The owners of Southridge Mall, Macerich Cos. of Santa Monica, Calif., have received an offer to buy the shopping center, according to a letter obtained by The Des Moines Register.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:20 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Dallas County EMS jobs see high turnover
Dallas County struggles to retain paramedics who often view their positions as a steppingstone to more lucrative jobs in nearby suburbs.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:14 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Dallas County struggles to retain paramedics who often view their positions as a steppingstone to more lucrative jobs in nearby suburbs.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 04:14 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
DART leaders talk taxes, growing pains
The elected leaders of Des Moines' busing agency met today to discuss the fairest way to tax the property owners in cities across the region, and they did discuss it.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 03:40 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The elected leaders of Des Moines' busing agency met today to discuss the fairest way to tax the property owners in cities across the region, and they did discuss it.
DesMoinesRegister.com – Jul 18, 2008 03:40 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
